Automobil-Weltmeisterschaft
Saison | USA West Grand Prix Long Beach (Long Beach Street Circuit) |
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| Pos | Nr | Fahrer | Nat | Chassis | Motor | Zeit | Abstand | km/h |
| 1 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |  |
Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1:19.399 | 147.402 | |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones |  |
Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1:19.408 | + 0.009 | 147.386 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann |  |
Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1:20.149 | + 0.750 | 146.023 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet |  |
Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 1:20.289 | + 0.890 | 145.768 |
| 5 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:20.462 | + 1.063 | 145.455 |
| 6 | 22 | Mario Andretti |  |
Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.476 | + 1.077 | 145.430 |
| 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell |  |
Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1:20.573 | + 1.174 | 145.255 |
| 8 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | |
Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1:20.643 | + 1.244 | 145.129 |
| 9 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | |
Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.664 | + 1.265 | 145.091 |
| 10 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |  |
Ligier | Matra | 1:20.787 | + 1.388 | 144.870 |
| 11 | 28 | Didier Pironi | |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:20.909 | + 1.510 | 144.651 |
| 12 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | |
Ligier | Matra | 1:20.925 | + 1.526 | 144.623 |
| 13 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | |
Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1:20.928 | + 1.529 | 144.617 |
| 14 | 15 | Alain Prost | |
Renault | Renault | 1:20.980 | + 1.581 | 144.525 |
| 15 | 6 | Hector Rebaque |  |
Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 1:21.000 | + 1.601 | 144.489 |
| 16 | 20 | Keke Rosberg |  |
Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 1:21.001 | + 1.602 | 144.487 |
| 17 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | |
Theodore | Ford Cosworth | 1:21.298 | + 1.899 | 143.959 |
| 18 | 21 | Chico Serra | |
Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth | 1:21.409 | + 2.010 | 143.763 |
| 19 | 14 | Marc Surer |  |
Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1:21.522 | + 2.123 | 143.564 |
| 20 | 16 | René Arnoux | |
Renault | Renault | 1:21.540 | + 2.141 | 143.532 |
| 21 | 9 | Jan Lammers |  |
ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1:21.758 | + 2.359 | 143.149 |
| 22 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | |
McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1:22.028 | + 2.629 | 142.678 |
| 23 | 7 | John Watson | |
McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1:22.183 | + 2.784 | 142.409 |
| 24 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | |
Osella | Ford Cosworth | 1:22.213 | + 2.814 | 142.357 |