1979 Toyota United States Grand Prix
1979 Round 15 · Watkins Glen · 1979-10-07
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- Laps
- 59
- Distance
- 320.665 km
- Circuit Type
- RACE
- Direction
- Clockwise
Circuit Details
| Course Length | 5.435 km |
|---|---|
| Turns | 11 |
| Qualifying Format | TWO_SESSION |
Race Results
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Starting Grid
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Qualifying
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No qualifying 1 data available.
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No pre-qualifying data available.
No sprint qualifying data available.
No sprint race data available for this event.
No sprint grid available for this event.
Fastest Laps
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| Pos ↑ | # | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Tyres | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | Brabham | Ford | Goodyear | 51 | 1:40.054 | — |
No pit stop data available for this event.
No safety car periods recorded for this event.
No virtual safety car periods recorded for this event.
No red flag periods recorded for this event.
No Driver of the Day voting for this event.
Drivers' Championship after Race
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| Pos ↑ | Driver | Pts | +/- | Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody David Scheckter | 51 | 0 | Won |
| 2 | Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve | 47 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Alan Stanley Jones | 40 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Jacques-Henri Marie Sabin Laffite | 36 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni | 29 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler | 20 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Carlos Alberto Reutemann | 20 | 0 | — |
| 8 | René Alexandre Arnoux | 17 | +3 | — |
| 9 | John Marshall Watson | 15 | +1 | — |
| 10 | Didier Joseph Louis Pironi | 14 | +2 | — |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier | 14 | -3 | — |
| 12 | Mario Gabriele Andretti | 14 | -3 | — |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille | 9 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Andreas Nikolaus Lauda | 4 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | 3 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | 3 | +5 | — |
| 17 | Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx | 3 | -1 | — |
| 18 | Jochen Richard Mass | 3 | -1 | — |
| 19 | Riccardo Gabriele Patrese | 2 | -1 | — |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 | +1 | — |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | -2 | — |
Constructors' Championship after Race
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No Free Practice 1 data available for this event.
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