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Long Beach Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Gilles Villeneuve won the United States Grand Prix West 1979 at Long Beach on 8 April 1979, starting from pole position. Jody Scheckter finished second for Ferrari, with Alan Jones completing the podium for Williams.
Key Links
- WinnerGilles Villeneuve
- CircuitLong Beach
- Winning teamFerrari
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Ferrari | 1 | 9 | Finished | ||
2 |  Jody Scheckter SCH +29.38 | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | Finished | |
3 |  Alan Jones JON +59.69 |  Williams | 10 | 4 | Finished | |
4 |  Mario Andretti AND +1:04.33 |  Team Lotus | 6 | 3 | Finished | |
5 |  Patrick Depailler DEP +1:23.52 |  Ligier | 4 | 2 | Finished | |
6 |  Tyrrell | 7 | 1 | +1 Lap | ||
7 |  Shadow | 20 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
8 |  Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
9 |  Arrows | 13 | 0 | +2 Laps | ||
D | Tyrrell | 17 | 0 | Disqualified | ||
R | Team Lotus | 23 | 0 | Accident | ||
R |  Ensign | 24 | 0 | Accident | ||
R |  McLaren | 18 | 0 | Injection | ||
D |  ATS | 21 | 0 | Disqualified | ||
R | Williams | 15 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Shadow | 14 | 0 | Suspension | ||
R | Arrows | 9 | 0 | Brakes | ||
R | Team Lotus | 2 | 0 | Transmission | ||
R |  Fittipaldi | 16 | 0 | Transmission | ||
R |  Merzario | 22 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Ligier | 5 | 0 | Brakes | ||
R |  Wolf | 8 | 0 | Transmission | ||
R | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | McLaren | 19 | 0 | Collision | ||
W |  Renault | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | ||
W | Renault | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Classification26 drivers