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1979 Watkins Glen Formula 1 Grand Prix
F1 1979 Watkins Glen results

1979 Watkins Glen Formula 1 Grand Prix

07 October 1979

Watkins Glen Grand Prix

Pos		Driver	FL	Team	Time	Grid	Pts
1	▲ 2	Gilles Villeneuve		Ferrari	1:52:17.734	3	9
2	▲ 5	Rene Arnoux		Renault	-00:48.787	7	6
3	▲ 7	Didier Pironi		Tyrrell	-00:53.199	10	4
4	▲ 16	Elio de Angelis		Shadow	-01:30.512	20	3
5	▲ 9	Hans-Joachim Stuck		ATS	-01:41.259	14	2
6	▲ 7	John Watson		McLaren	-1 lap	13	1
7	▲ 16	Emerson Fittipaldi		Fittipaldi	-5 laps	23
8	▼ 6	Nelson Piquet	FL	Brabham	-6 laps	2
9	▲ 6	Derek Daly		Tyrrell	52 laps	15
10	▲ 6	Jody Scheckter		Ferrari	48 laps	16
11	▲ 8	Riccardo Patrese		Arrows	44 laps	19
12	▼ 11	Alan Jones		Williams	36 laps	1
13	▲ 8	Marc Surer		Ensign	32 laps	21
14	▼ 9	Clay Regazzoni		Williams	29 laps	5
15	▼ 6	Ricardo Zunino		Brabham	25 laps	9
16	▼ 8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille		Renault	24 laps	8
17	▲ 5	Patrick Tambay		McLaren	20 laps	22
18	▼ 6	Keke Rosberg		Wolf	20 laps	12
19	▼ 8	Jean-Pierre Jarier		Tyrrell	18 laps	11
20	▼ 3	Mario Andretti		Lotus	16 laps	17
21	▼ 15	Carlos Reutemann		Lotus	6 laps	6
22	▼ 18	Jacques Laffite		Ligier	3 laps	4
23	▲ 1	Jacky Ickx		Ligier	2 laps	24
24	▼ 6	Bruno Giacomelli		Alfa Romeo	0 laps	18
25	▼ 25	Vittorio Brambilla		Alfa Romeo	DNQ	0
26	▼ 26	Jochen Mass		Arrows	DNQ	0
27	▼ 27	Jan Lammers		Shadow	DNQ	0
28	▼ 28	Hector Rebaque		Rebaque	DNQ	0
29	▼ 29	Alex Ribeiro-Dias		Fittipaldi	DNQ	0
30	▼ 30	Arturo Merzario		Merzario	DNQ	0

Fastest lap Nelson Piquet : 1:40.054

First

Type	Driver	#Future
fastlap	Nelson Piquet	22

Last

Type	Driver	#Past
race	Alex Ribeiro-Dias	19
race	Arturo Merzario	84
race	Hans-Joachim Stuck	80
race	Jacky Ickx	121

Aniversary

Type	Driver	#Aniversary	#Future
race	Bruno Giacomelli	10	72
race	Derek Daly	20	44
race	Nelson Piquet	20	187