United States Grand Prix West

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The United States Grand Prix West was a race held at Long Beach, California, as a Formula 5000 race in 1975 and a Formula One championship event from 1976 to 1983. After 1983 the event returned as the Long Beach Grand Prix of the CART series.

With the Watkins Glen track on the downslope during the mid-70s, the USGP West was created, making the US just the second country (after Italy) to host two Championship F1 events in the same season. The street circuit was an immediate success from its first race in 1976, and it became the U.S.'s answer to the Monaco Grand Prix. The layout of the downtown course changed three times over its eight-year run, but all featured a sweeping "straight" (actually a long right-hander) down Shoreline Drive along the harbor. In the final event in 1983, John Watson won from 22nd place on the grid, the farthest back from which a modern Grand Prix driver had ever come to win a race.

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Events which were not part of the Formula One World Championship are indicated by a pink background.

Year Driver Constructor Location Report
1983 Flag of United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford Long Beach Report
1982 Flag of Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford Long Beach Report
1981 Flag of Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Long Beach Report
1980 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Long Beach Report
1979 Flag of Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Long Beach Report
1978 Flag of Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari Long Beach Report
1977 Flag of United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Long Beach Report
1976 Flag of Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Long Beach Report
1975 Flag of United Kingdom Brian Redman Lola-Chevrolet Long Beach Report



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