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Event: Toyota Grand Prix of the United States			Date: 7.10.1979
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit (United States), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP United States
Formula 1 World Championship (round 15)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
1^st	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T4	SPA Ferrari SEFAC	59
2^nd	16	René Arnoux	Renault RS10 Turbo	Renault-Elf	59
3^rd	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Candy Team Tyrrell	59
4^th	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow DN9B Ford	Shadow Racing	59
5^th	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS D3 Ford	ATS/ATS Wheels	59
6^th	7	John Watson	McLaren M29 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	58
7^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F6A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	54
8^th	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT49 Ford	Parmalat Racing	53	Drive shaft

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
33	Derek Daly	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Candy Team Tyrrell	52	Accident
11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312 T4	SPA Ferrari SEFAC	48	Puncture
29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A2 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	44	Rear suspension
27	Alan Jones	Williams FW07 Ford	Albilad Saudia Racing Team	36	Lost wheel
22	Marc Surer	Ensign N179 Ford	Team Ensign	32	Engine
28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams FW07 Ford	Albilad Saudia Racing Team	29	Accident
5	Riccardo Zunino	Brabham BT49 Ford	Parmalat Racing	25	Accident
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS10 Turbo	Renault-Elf	24	Camshaft belt
20	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR8 Ford	Michelob Wolf Racing	20	Accident
8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M29 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	20	Engine
4	Jarier	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Candy Team Tyrrell	18	Accident
1	Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus	16	Gearbox
2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus	6	Accident
26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	3	Accident
25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	2	Accident
35	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo T179	Alfa Romeo	0	Accident

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
36	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo T179	Alfa Romeo
30	Jochen Mass	Arrows A2 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
17	Jan Lammers	Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing
31	Hector Rebaque	Rebaque HR100 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team
19	Alex Ribeiro	Fittipaldi F6A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive
24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A4 Ford	Team Merzario

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	1T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus		Spare car
	6T	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT49 Ford	Parmalat Racing		Spare car
	7T	John Watson	McLaren M29 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren		Spare car
	11T	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312 T4	SPA Ferrari SEFAC		Spare car
	26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
15T		Renault RS10 Turbo	Renault-Elf	Spare car
27T		Williams FW07 Ford	Albilad Saudia Racing Team	Spare car
29T		Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Spare car

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