Season 1964 · Round 9
United States Grand Prix
Ferrari
+30.500
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
12
L69
L65
L58
L54
L54
L50
L47
L37
L27
L14
+2
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 10/20
50%
Most DNFs · all-time P13
1979 United States Grand Prix
17 cars
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P4 Graham Hill
3 wins
· → Max Verstappen -1
P4 Jim Clark
3 wins
· → Max Verstappen -1
P10 Bruce McLaren
1 wins
· → Ayrton Senna -1
P3 Graham Hill
3
· → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 Jack Brabham
2
· → Graham Hill -1
P4 Jim Clark
2
· → Graham Hill -1
P4 Graham Hill
6
· → Michael Schumacher -1
P5 Jim Clark
4
· → Graham Hill -2
P5 John Surtees
4
· → Graham Hill -2
P2 Graham Hill
15 starts
· → Fernando Alonso -3
P6 Jack Brabham
12 starts
· → Jenson Button -1
P8 Jo Bonnier
11 starts
· → Jack Brabham -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Lap | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Graham Hill | BRM | 4 | 110 | 2:16 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 John Surtees | Ferrari | 2 | 110 | +30.500 | 6 |
| 3 | 22 Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 12 | 109 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | 4 Richie Ginther | BRM | 13 | 107 | +3 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | 17 Walt Hansgen | Lotus-Climax | 17 | 107 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | 12 Trevor Taylor | BRP | 15 | 106 | +4 Laps | 1 |
| 8 | 14 Mike Hailwood | Lotus-BRM | 15 | 101 | Oil pipe | |
| R | 6 Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 3 | 69 | Oil pressure | |
| R | 23 Hap Sharp | Brabham-BRM | 18 | 65 | Not classified | |
| R | 8 Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 8 | 58 | Engine | |
| R | 1 Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 54 | Injection | |
| R | 2 Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 54 | Injection | |
| R | 25 Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 14 | 50 | Overheating | |
| R | 15 Chris Amon | Lotus-BRM | 11 | 47 | Engine | |
| R | 16 Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 9 | 37 | Wheel | |
| R | 9 Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 5 | 27 | Engine | |
| R | 5 Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 7 | 14 | Engine | |
| R | 10 Phil Hill | Cooper-Climax | 19 | 4 | Ignition | |
| R | 11 Innes Ireland | BRP | 10 | 2 | Gearbox |
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
16 Jo Bonnier
10
11
15 Chris Amon
12
22 Jo Siffert
13
14
15
15
17
17 Walt Hansgen
18
23 Hap Sharp
19
10 Phil Hill
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1.
The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) ·
DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15