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Round 15

United States

1979-10-07 · Watkins Glen · United States of America

Weekend schedule

  1. Race

    P1VIL
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime / RetiredPts
0112Gilles VilleneuveFerrari591:52:17.7349
0216René ArnouxRenault591:53:06.5216
033Didier PironiTyrrell591:53:10.9334
0418Elio de AngelisShadow591:53:48.2463
059Hans-Joachim StuckATS591:53:58.9932
067John WatsonMcLaren58+1 lap1
0714Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi54+5 laps—
086Nelson PiquetBrabham53Transmission—
DNF33Derek DalyTyrrell52Spun off—
DNF11Jody ScheckterFerrari48Tyre—
DNF29Riccardo PatreseArrows44Suspension—
DNF27Alan JonesWilliams36Wheel—
DNF22Marc SurerEnsign32Engine—
DNF28Clay RegazzoniWilliams29Accident—
DNF5Ricardo ZuninoBrabham25Spun off—
DNF15Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault24Engine—
DNF8Patrick TambayMcLaren20Engine—
DNF20Keke RosbergWolf20Accident—
DNF4Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell18Accident—
DNF1Mario AndrettiLotus16Gearbox—
DNF2Carlos ReutemannLotus6Spun off—
DNF26Jacques LaffiteLigier3Spun off—
DNF25Jacky IckxLigier2Spun off—
DNF35Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo0Spun off—
DNQ36Vittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo———
DNQ30Jochen MassArrows———
DNQ17Jan LammersShadow———
DNQ31Héctor RebaqueRebaque———
DNQ19Alex RibeiroFittipaldi———
DNQ24Arturo MerzarioMerzario———

Circuit

Watkins Glen International layout map

Watkins Glen International

Clockwise · Permanent circuit

Circuit Length

5.435km

First Grand Prix
1961
Number of Laps
59
Turns
11
Race Distance
320.665 km
Layout lap record
1:39.557Jean-Pierre Jarier (1978)

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