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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. Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... John Marshall Watson, born May 4, 1946 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was a Formula 1 race car driver. ...

Winners of the United States Grand Prix West

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

See also Long Beach Grand Prix previous winners The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is the premier circuit in the Champ Car World Series. ...

Year	Driver	Constructor	Location	Report
2007	Sébastien Bourdais	Panoz-Ford Cosworth	Long Beach	Report
2006	Sébastien Bourdais	Lola-Ford Cosworth	Long Beach	Report
2005	Sébastien Bourdais	Lola-Ford Cosworth	Long Beach	Report
2004	Paul Tracy	Lola-Ford Cosworth	Long Beach	Report
2003	Paul Tracy	Lola-Ford Cosworth	Long Beach	Report
2002	Michael Andretti	Reynard-Honda	Long Beach	Report
2001	Helio Castroneves	Reynard-Honda	Long Beach	Report
2000	Paul Tracy	Reynard-Honda	Long Beach	Report
1999	Juan Montoya	Reynard-Honda	Long Beach	Report
1998	Alex Zanardi	Reynard-Honda	Long Beach	Report
1997	Alex Zanardi	Reynard-Honda	Long Beach	Report
1996	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard-Honda	Long Beach	Report
1995	Al Unser Jr.	Penske-Mercedes-Benz-Ilmor	Long Beach	Report
1994	Al Unser Jr.	Penske-Ilmor	Long Beach	Report
1993	Paul Tracy	Penske-Ilmor Chevy	Long Beach	Report
1992	Danny Sullivan	Galmer-Ilmor Chevy	Long Beach	Report
1991	Al Unser Jr.	Lola-Ilmor Chevy	Long Beach	Report
1990	Al Unser Jr.	Lola-Ilmor Chevy	Long Beach	Report
1989	Al Unser Jr.	Lola-Ilmor Chevy	Long Beach	Report
1988	Al Unser Jr.	March-Ilmor Chevy	Long Beach	Report
1987	Mario Andretti	Lola-Ilmor Chevy	Long Beach	Report
1986	Michael Andretti	March-Cosworth	Long Beach	Report
1985	Mario Andretti	Lola-Cosworth	Long Beach	Report
1984	Mario Andretti	Lola-Cosworth	Long Beach	Report
1983	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	Long Beach	Report
1982	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	Long Beach	Report
1981	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Long Beach	Report
1980	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Long Beach	Report
1979	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Long Beach	Report
1978	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Long Beach	Report
1977	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Long Beach	Report
1976	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Long Beach	Report
1975	Brian Redman	Lola-Chevrolet	Long Beach	Report

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External link

• Long Beach F1 - In Car Footage

See also

• United States Grand Prix
• United States Grand Prix East
• Long Beach Grand Prix

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