Round 4Completed
United States Grand Prix West
1979 Formula 1 World Championship
8 April 1979·
California, USA
Gilles Villeneuve
Winner
Gilles Villeneuve
Pole
TBD
Fastest Lap
Long Beach
Circuit
Race Results
PosDriverTeamGridPtsTime / Gap
Gilles Villeneuve won the 1979 United States Grand Prix West for Ferrari in 1:50:25.400. The podium was completed by Jody Scheckter in second and Alan Jones in third. Gilles Villeneuve took pole position. Elio de Angelis made the biggest forward move, climbing from P20 to P7 for a gain of 13 places.
Race Brief · United States Grand Prix West 1979
United States Grand Prix West 1979 FAQ
Who won the United States Grand Prix West 1979?
Gilles Villeneuve driving for Ferrari won the United States Grand Prix West 1979.
Who started on pole for the United States Grand Prix West 1979?
Gilles Villeneuve started the United States Grand Prix West 1979 from pole position.
Who set the fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix West 1979?
The fastest lap is not recorded in the current dataset.