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UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX WEST, 1979

Won by Gilles Villeneuve for Ferrari at Long Beach

Date
8 April 1979
Season
1979
Round
Round 4 of 15
Circuit
Long Beach

Podium

  1. P1 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari · 9 pts
  2. P2 Jody Scheckter Ferrari · 6 pts
  3. P3 Alan Jones Williams · 4 pts

26 drivers classified in the archived result.

The 1979 season

DRS opens a flap in the rear wing to shed drag — but only when you are within a second of the car ahead.