The Turbo Era · Round 3
United States Grand Prix West
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The result
Classification
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / Retirement | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 2 | 75 | 01:58:25.318 | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 8 | 75 | +14.66 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 18 | 75 | +1:19.143 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 12 | 75 | +1:20.947 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 16 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 17 | 73 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | 21 | 73 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Raul Boesel | March | 23 | 70 | +5 Laps | |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 24 | 68 | +7 Laps | |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 75 | Disqualified | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 13 | 59 | Gearbox | |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 33 | Spun off | |
| 14 | Brian Henton | Arrows | 20 | 32 | Spun off | |
| 15 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 19 | 27 | Spun off | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 26 | Spun off | |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 10 | 26 | Transmission | |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 25 | Spun off | |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 22 | 23 | Spun off | |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Williams | 14 | 19 | Collision | |
| 21 | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | 10 | Spun off | |
| 22 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 9 | 6 | Spun off | |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | 5 | Collision | |
| 24 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 5 | Collision | |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 26 | 3 | Collision | |
| 26 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 25 | 1 | Collision |
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