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East Watkins Glen USA 7 October 1979

Previous Winners
POS NO Driver Team Model Engine Type Laps Time/Reason Grid Row
1 12 Gilles VILLENEUVE Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari F12 59 1h 52m 17.729s 3 2
2 16 René ARNOUX RENAULT RS10 Renault V6t 59 1h 53m 6.520s 7 4
3 3 Didier PIRONI TYRRELL 009 Ford Cosworth V8 59 1h 53m 10.930s 10 5
4 18 Elio de ANGELIS SHADOW DN9 Ford Cosworth V8 59 1h 53m 48.25s 20 10
5 9 Hans-Joachim STUCK ATS D3 Ford Cosworth V8 59 1h 53m 58.990s 14 7
6 7 John WATSON McLaren M29 Ford Cosworth V8 58 - 13 7
7 14 Emerson FITTIPALDI FITTIPALDI F6A Ford Cosworth V8 54 - 23 12
nq 36 Vittorio BRAMBILLA ALFA ROMEO 179 Alfa Romeo V12 - - - -
nq 17 Jan LAMMERS SHADOW DN9 Ford Cosworth V8 - - - -
nq 30 Jochen MASS ARROWS A2 Ford Cosworth V8 - - - -
nq 24 Arturo MERZARIO MERZARIO A4 Ford Cosworth V8 - - - -
nq 31 Hector REBAQUE REBAQUE HR100 Ford Cosworth V8 - - - -
nq 19 Alex-Dias RIBEIRO FITTIPALDI F6A Ford Cosworth V8 - - - -
r 6 Nelson PIQUET BRABHAM BT49 Ford Cosworth V8 53 drive shaft 2 1
r 33 Derek DALY TYRRELL 009 Ford Cosworth V8 52 accident 15 8
r 11 Jody SCHECKTER Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari F12 48 tyre burst/ suspension 16 8
r 29 Riccardo PATRESE ARROWS A2 Ford Cosworth V8 44 rear suspension 19 10
r 27 Alan JONES WILLIAMS FW07 Ford Cosworth V8 36 wheel lost 1 1
r 22 Marc SURER ENSIGN N179 Ford Cosworth V8 32 engine 21 11
r 28 Clay REGAZZONI WILLIAMS FW07 Ford Cosworth V8 29 accident 5 3
r 5 Ricardo ZUNINO BRABHAM BT49 Ford Cosworth V8 25 accident 9 5
r 15 Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE RENAULT RS10 Renault V6t 24 camshaft belt 8 4
r 8 Patrick TAMBAY McLaren M29 Ford Cosworth V8 20 engine 22 11
r 20 Keke ROSBERG WOLF WR8/9 Ford Cosworth V8 20 accident 12 6
r 4 Jean-Pierre JARIER TYRRELL 009 Ford Cosworth V8 18 accident 11 6
r 1 Mario ANDRETTI LOTUS 79 Ford Cosworth V8 16 gearbox 17 9
r 2 Carlos REUTEMANN LOTUS 79 Ford Cosworth V8 6 accident 6 3
r 26 Jacques LAFFITE TALBOT LAGO JS11 Ford Cosworth V8 3 accident 4 2
r 25 Jacky ICKX TALBOT LAGO JS11 Ford Cosworth V8 2 accident 24 12
r 35 Bruno GIACOMELLI ALFA ROMEO 179 Alfa Romeo V12 0 accident 18 9