1979 season/ Round 15
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen, New York State, USA. Sun, 7 Oct 1979. 59 laps.
USA- Winner
VILFerrari- Pole
JONWilliams- Fastest lap
- BRPIQ1:40.054
Weekend
Race
- René ArnouxRERenault+48.7872
- Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:52:17.7341
- Didier PironiTYTyrrell+53.1993
Overtakes
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No overtake data
Biggest mover
SHDE
+16 places, P20 to P4
Beat our forecast
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No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
BRPIQ
1:40.054, lap 51
DNFs
17
PIQ, DAL, SCH, PAT, JON, SUR, REG, ZUN, JAB, ROS, TAM, JAR, AND, REU, LAF, ICK, GIA
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIL | Ferrari | 3+2 | 1:52:17.734 | 9 |
| 2 | REARN | RERenault | 7+5 | +48.787 | 6 |
| 3 | TYPIR | TYTyrrell | 10+7 | +53.199 | 4 |
| 4 | SHDE | SHShadow | 20+16 | +1:30.512 | 3 |
| 5 | ATSTU | ATATS | 14+9 | +1:41.259 | 2 |
| 6 |  WAT | McLaren | 13+7 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 23+16 | +5 Laps | |
| DNF | BRPIQ | BRBrabham-Ford | 2 | Transmission | |
| DNF | TYDAL | TYTyrrell | 15 | Spun off | |
| DNF | SCH | Ferrari | 16 | Tyre | |
| DNF | ARPAT | ARArrows | 19 | Suspension | |
| DNF | JON | Williams | 1 | Wheel | |
| DNF | ENSUR | ENEnsign | 21 | Engine | |
| DNF | REG | Williams | 5 | Accident | |
| DNF | BRZUN | BRBrabham-Ford | 9 | Spun off | |
| DNF | REJAB | RERenault | 8 | Engine | |
| DNF | WOROS | WOWolf | 12 | Accident | |
| DNF | TAM | McLaren | 22 | Engine | |
| DNF | TYJAR | TYTyrrell | 11 | Accident | |
| DNF | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 17 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | LOREU | LOTeam Lotus | 6 | Spun off | |
| DNF | LILAF | LILigier | 4 | Spun off | |
| DNF | LIICK | LILigier | 24 | Spun off | |
| DNF | ARGIA | ARAlfa Romeo | 18 | Spun off |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRNelson Piquet | 1:40.054 |