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Race winner Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Ferrari 312T4 leads the opening laps of the race from fifth placed Patrick Depailler (FRA) Ligier JS11 and second placed team mate Jody Scheckter (RSA) Ferrari 312T4.
United States Grand Prix West, Rd 4, Long Beach, California, USA, 8 April 1979.

Patrick Depailler (FRA) Ligier JS11 finished the race in fifth position.
United States Grand Prix West, Rd 4, Long Beach, California, USA, 8 April 1979.

Patrick Depailler (FRA) Ligier JS11 finished the race in fourth position.
Argentinean Grand Prix, Rd 1, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 21 January 1979.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals, Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Shadow (Red Overalls) and Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell (Blue helmet). James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet) walks from the scene with team mate Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) McLaren. Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right) lies - head slumped -in his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals, Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign (Red Overalls) and James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet). Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell (Blue helmet) returns to help Ronnie. Marshalls attend the stricken Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right), who is stuck in his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) walks towards his undamaged McLaren M26; Derek Daly (IRE) Ensign (Blue overalls) walks through the accident scene and Carlos Reutemann (ARG) Ferrari (Far right) surveys the damage from the banking as he heads back to the pits. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals and Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign (Red Overalls). James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet) walks towards Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell (Blue helmet) and Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right) who has his head slumped in his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) walks towards his undamaged McLaren M26 and Derek Daly (IRE) Ensign (Blue overalls) walks through the accident scene. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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The immediate aftermath of the multi-car accident at the start of the race: Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Lotus (Yellow overalls) lies in the track having been pulled from his shattered, burning, Lotus 78, and is tended to by marshals and Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign (Red Overalls). James Hunt (GBR) McLaren (Black helmet) walks back to Ronnie Peterson (SWE). Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell (Blue helmet) assists marshals with the stricken Vittorio Brambilla (ITA) (Right), who is stuck in his Surtees TS20 after suffering a serious head injury from which he fully recovered. Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) walks towards his undamaged McLaren M26; Derek Daly (IRE) Ensign (Blue overalls) walks through the accident scene and Carlos Reutemann (ARG) Ferrari (Far right) surveys the damage from the banking as he heads back to the pits. Tragically, Peterson would die from a blood clot following an operation in hospital on his badly broken legs.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 14, Monza, Italy, 10 September 1978.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell 008 took his first GP victory.
Monaco Grand Prix, Rd 5, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, 7 May 1978.
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Fourth placed John Watson (GBR) Brabham BT46 lead the opening half of the race from race winner Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell 008 and team mate Niki Lauda (AUT) Brabham BT46, who finished in second position.
Monaco Grand Prix, Rd 5, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, 7 May 1978.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34 finished the race in second position.
Canadian Grand Prix, Rd 16, Mosport Park, Canada, 9 October 1977.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34 finished the race in second position.
Canadian Grand Prix, Rd 16, Mosport Park, Canada, 9 October 1977.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34 finished the race in second position.
Canadian Grand Prix, Rd 16, Mosport Park, Canada, 9 October 1977.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34 finished the race in second position.
Canadian Grand Prix, Rd 16, Mosport Park, Canada, 9 October 1977.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34, who finished fourteenth, gets it sideways in the wet.
United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 2 October 1977.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA), who finished the race in thirteenth position, waits in the pit lane as the team work on his Tyrrell P34.
Austrian Grand Prix, Rd 12, Osterreichring, Austria, 14 August 1977.

Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34 finished the race in thirteenth position.
Austrian Grand Prix, Rd 12, Osterreichring, Austria, 14 August 1977.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34 crashed out of the race on lap 17 after suffering a brake failure.
British Grand Prix, Rd 10, Silverstone, England, 16 July 1977.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34 retired from the race on lap 13 with a blown engine.
Spanish Grand Prix, Rd 5, Jarama, Spain, 8 May 1977.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34 finished the race in fourth position.
United States Grand Prix (West), Rd 4, Long Beach, USA, 3 April 1977.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34 finished the race in fourth position.
United States Grand Prix (West), Rd 4, Long Beach, USA, 3 April 1977.

Patrick Depailler (FRA), Tyrrell P34.
South African Grand Prix, Rd3, Kyalami, South Africa, 5 March 1977.

Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell, finished the race in sixth position.
Italian Grand Prix, Rd 13, Monza, Italy, 12 September 1976.

Seventh placed Patrick Depailler (FRA) takes a look at one of the brakes on the Tyrrell P34.
Dutch Grand Prix, Rd 12, Zandvoort, Holland, 29 August 1976.

Fifth placed Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell 007 and third placed Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell 007 pass the marshals removing the stricken Surtees TS16 of John Watson (GBR), who spun out of the race on lap 37.
Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, 11 May 1975.
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Patrick Depailler (FRA) had his season with Ligier curtailed by a life-threatening hand gliding accident.
1979 Formula One World Championship.