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1979 United States Grand Prix - East qualifying results


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Formula One race number 15 of 15
Sunday, October 7, 1979 at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
59 laps on a 5.435 kilometer road course (320.665 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:52:17.73
Average speed: 171.333 kph
Pole time: 95.615 seconds
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 48.787 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 3

Glossary    1979 Formula One results   /   1979 standings



Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrTime (seconds)Speed (km/hr)
1   Alan Jones271:35.615   204.633  
2   Nelson Piquet61:36.914   201.890  
3   Gilles Villeneuve121:36.948   201.820  
4   Jacques Laffite261:37.066   201.574  
5   Clay Regazzoni281:37.128   201.446  
6   Carlos Reutemann21:37.872   199.914  
7   Rene Arnoux161:38.195   199.257  
8   Jean-Pierre Jabouille151:38.218   199.210  
9   Ricardo Zunino51:38.509   198.621  
10   Didier Pironi31:38.823   197.990  
11   Jean-Pierre Jarier41:38.945   197.746  
12   Keke Rosberg201:39.035   197.567  
13   John Watson71:39.233   197.172  
14   Hans-Joachim Stuck91:39.329   196.982  
15   Derek Daly331:39.468   196.706  
16   Jody Scheckter111:39.576   196.493  
17   Mario Andretti11:40.144   195.379  
18   Bruno Giacomelli351:40.277   195.120  
19   Riccardo Patrese291:40.337   195.003  
20   Elio de Angelis181:40.625   194.445  
21   Marc Surer221:40.635   194.425  
22   Patrick Tambay81:40.731   194.240  
23   Emerson Fittipaldi141:40.741   194.221  
24   Jacky Ickx251:40.745   194.213  
25   Vittorio Brambilla361:40.789   194.128  
26   Jochen Mass301:40.824   194.061  
27   Jan Lammers171:42.088   191.658  
28   Hector Rebaque311:43.060   189.851  
29   Alex Ribeiro191:45.183   186.019  
30   Arturo Merzario241:49.318   178.982  

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Vittorio Brambilla (#36), Jochen Mass (#30), Jan Lammers (#17), Hector Rebaque (#31), Alex Ribeiro (#19), Arturo Merzario (#24)