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West Long Beach USA 8 April 1979
Previous Winners
| POS |
NO |
Driver |
Team |
Model |
Engine |
Type |
Laps |
Time/Reason |
Grid |
Row |
| 1 |
12 |
Gilles VILLENEUVE |
Ferrari |
312T4 |
Ferrari |
F12 |
80 |
1h 50m 25.399s |
1 |
1 |
| 2 |
11 |
Jody SCHECKTER |
Ferrari |
312T4 |
Ferrari |
F12 |
80 |
1h 50m 54.779s |
3 |
2 |
| 3 |
27 |
Alan JONES |
WILLIAMS |
FW06 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
80 |
1h 51m 25.089s |
10 |
5 |
| 4 |
1 |
Mario ANDRETTI |
LOTUS |
79 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
80 |
1h 51m 29.729s |
6 |
3 |
| 5 |
25 |
Patrick DEPAILLER |
TALBOT LAGO |
JS11 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
80 |
1h 51m 48.919s |
4 |
2 |
| 6 |
4 |
Jean-Pierre JARIER |
TYRRELL |
009 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
79 |
- |
7 |
4 |
| 7 |
18 |
Elio de ANGELIS |
SHADOW |
DN9 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
78 |
- |
20 |
10 |
| 8 |
6 |
Nelson PIQUET |
BRABHAM |
BT48 |
Alfa Romeo |
V12 |
78 |
- |
12 |
6 |
| 9 |
30 |
Jochen MASS |
ARROWS |
A1B |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
78 |
- |
13 |
7 |
| dq |
3 |
Didier PIRONI |
TYRRELL |
009 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
72 |
push start after spin |
17 |
9 |
| dq |
9 |
Hans-Joachim STUCK |
ATS |
D2 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
49 |
push start after spin |
21 |
11 |
| ns |
16 |
René ARNOUX |
RENAULT |
RS01 |
Renault |
V6t |
- |
universal joint |
- |
- |
| ns |
15 |
Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE |
RENAULT |
RS01 |
Renault |
V6t |
- |
accident/ injury |
- |
- |
| r |
31 |
Hector REBAQUE |
LOTUS |
79 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
71 |
accident |
23 |
12 |
| r |
22 |
Derek DALY |
ENSIGN |
N179 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
69 |
accident |
24 |
12 |
| r |
7 |
John WATSON |
McLaren |
M28 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
62 |
fuel injection |
18 |
9 |
| r |
28 |
Clay REGAZZONI |
WILLIAMS |
FW06 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
48 |
engine |
15 |
8 |
| r |
17 |
Jan LAMMERS |
SHADOW |
DN9 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
47 |
suspension |
14 |
7 |
| r |
29 |
Riccardo PATRESE |
ARROWS |
A1B |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
40 |
brake master cylinder |
9 |
5 |
| r |
2 |
Carlos REUTEMANN |
LOTUS |
79 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
21 |
drive shaft |
2 |
1 |
| r |
14 |
Emerson FITTIPALDI |
FITTIPALDI |
F5A |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
19 |
drive shaft |
16 |
8 |
| r |
24 |
Arturo MERZARIO |
MERZARIO |
A1B |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
13 |
engine |
22 |
11 |
| r |
26 |
Jacques LAFFITE |
TALBOT LAGO |
JS11 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
8 |
brakes |
5 |
3 |
| r |
20 |
James HUNT |
WOLF |
WR8 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
0 |
drive shaft joint |
8 |
4 |
| r |
5 |
Niki LAUDA |
BRABHAM |
BT48 |
Alfa Romeo |
V12 |
0 |
accident |
11 |
6 |
| r |
8 |
Patrick TAMBAY |
McLaren |
M28 |
Ford Cosworth |
V8 |
0 |
accident |
19 |
10 |
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