Watkins Glen International Collection

Formula One World Championship: World Champion Mario Andretti Lotus 79 took pole position but retired from the race
World Champion Mario Andretti (USA) Lotus 79 took pole position but retired from the race on lap 26 with a blown engine. United States Grand Prix (East), Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 1 October 1978

Formula One World Championship: Fifth placed Jacky Ickx sits on the pit wall beside his Ferrari 312B2 during practice
Fifth placed Jacky Ickx (BEL) sits on the pit wall beside his Ferrari 312B2 during practice. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 8 October 1972. BEST IMAGE

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Outgoing World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) Lotus 72D ended the season with a sixth place finish. It was his last drive for the Lotus team

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Jody Scheckter (RSA) Tyrrell 007 finished sixth. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 5 October 1975. BEST IMAGE

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Eighth placed Clay Regazzoni (SUI) BRM P160E carries a sticker on his helmet promoting Clay's Pub. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 7 October 1973

Formula One World Championship: USA Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, USA, 2 October 1966
Jochen Rindt (AUT) Cooper T81, 2nd place. USA Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, USA, 2 October 1966

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Brian Redman (GBR) drove a fourth entered Shadow DN1, but was disqualified on lap six for receiving a bump start in the pits. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 7 October 1973. BEST IMAGE

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Outgoing World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) Lotus 72D ended the season with a sixth place finish. It was his last drive for the Lotus team

Formula One World Championship: United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 7 October 1979
John Watson (GBR) McLaren M29 finished the race in sixth position. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 7 October 1979. BEST IMAGE

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Race winner Jochen Rindt (AUT) Lotus 49B. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 5 October 1969. BEST IMAGE

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Piers Courage (GBR) Frank Williams Racing Cars Brabham BT26A equalled his career best result with a fine second place finish. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 5 October 1969. BEST IMAGE

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The grid forms for the start of the race. Pole sitter Mario Andretti (USA) making his debut in the Lotus Cosworth 49B is yet to arrive on the grid. United States Grand Prix, Rd11, Watkins Glen, USA

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World Champion Jackie Stewart (GBR) Tyrrell took journalists on a guided bus tour of the circuit. Stewart did not compete in the race

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Jack Brabham (AUS) Brabham BT20, did not finish due to engine failure. USA Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, USA, 2 October 1966

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Mario Andretti (USA) qualified an excellent fourth, but was disqualified from his second GP in the Parnelli VPJ4 for receiving outside assistance when his mechanics fixed an electric fuel pump

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(L to R): Colin Chapman (GBR) Lotus Team Owner on the pit wall with Nigel Bennett (GBR) Lotus Chief Race Engineer and Peter Collins (AUS) Lotus Team Manager

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Inside the cockpit of the plane that flew some of the teams and their drivers to America from Europe for the final GP of the season

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Helmuth (Also spelt Helmut) Koinigg (AUT) was tragically killed - in only his second GP start - when his Surtees TS16/3 went off at a corner on lap 10

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John Watson (GBR) replaced the late Mark Donohue (USA) in the Penske PC1, and finished ninth in the final race of the season. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 5 October 1975. BEST IMAGE

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Alastair Caldwell (NZL) McLaren Team Manager (Left) watches seventh placed James Hunt (GBR) being strapped in to his Lowenbrau liveried McLaren M26 during practice

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The damaged guardrail and front end of the Ensign N176 of Jacky Ickx (BEL), which pitched into the guardrail on lap 15, ripping the car in two and caught fire

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John Watson (GBR) replaced the late Mark Donohue (USA) in the Penske PC1, and finished ninth in the final race of the season. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 5 October 1975. BEST IMAGE

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Chris Amon (NZL) Tyrrell 005 was withdrawn from the meeting with the rest of the Tyrrell team following the tragic fatal accident of Francois Cevert (FRA) Tyrrell during Saturday morning practice

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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34, who finished fourteenth, sits in the pits with team mate Ronnie Peterson (SWE) Tyrrell P34, who finished the race in sixteenth position

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Outgoing World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) Lotus 72D ended the season with a sixth place finish. It was his last drive for the Lotus team

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Denny Hulme (NZL) McLaren M19A retired on lap 48 after spinning out on oil. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 3 October 1971. BEST IMAGE

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Pole sitter Jacky Ickx (BEL) Ferrari 312B finished fourth in the race. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 4 October 1970. BEST IMAGE

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Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) March 731 was classified in eleventh place despite crashing out on the final lap of the race. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 7 October 1973. BEST IMAGE

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Jackie Stewart (GBR) BMR P83 retired on lap 54 with a blown engine. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 2 October 1966

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Carlos Reutemann (ARG) (Centre) and his Brabham team mate Carlos Pace (BRA) (Right) sit in the golf buggy during a round of golf

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John Watson (GBR) McLaren M29 finished the race in sixth position. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 7 October 1979

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Jacques Laffite (FRA) Ligier JS5 retired from the race on lap 35 with a broken suspension. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976. BEST IMAGE

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Vic Elford (GBR) Cooper T86B retired on lap seventy-two with a broken camshaft. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 6 October 1968

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Lucien Bianchi (BEL) Cooper-BRM T86B, DNF. USA Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, USA, 6 October 1968

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Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) Lotus 72D retired from the season finale on lap 18 with suspension damaged caused by a succession of tyre problems. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 8 October 1972

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Sixth placed Carlos Reutemann (ARG) Ferrari 312T2 sits on the jacks in the pits during practice. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 2 October 1977

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Warwick Brown (AUS) Wolf Williams FW05 finished fourteenth in his first and only Grand Prix. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976

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Jacques Laffite (FRA) Ligier JS5 retired from the race on lap 35 with a broken suspension. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976. BEST IMAGE

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Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell P34, who finished fourteenth, sits in the pits. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 2 October 1977. BEST IMAGE

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Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) Renault RS01 retired from the race on lap 31 with a broken alternator. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 2 October 1977. BEST IMAGE

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A record breaking 100, 000 crowd braved the bitterly cold conditions to watch the race. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976. BEST IMAGE

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Race winner James Hunt (GBR) McLaren Cosworth M23 in the pits prior to the race. Formula One World Championship, Rd15, United States Grand Prix East, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976. BEST IMAGE

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John Watson (GBR) Penske (Right) enjoys a bite to eat. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976

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Race fans queue up to get back on their bus after watching a great day's racing. Formula One World Championship, Rd15, United States Grand Prix East, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976

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A mechanic works on the Penske PC4 of John Watson (GBR), who finished in sixth position. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976. BEST IMAGE

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A carvery served up in the paddock. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976

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Race winner James Hunt (GBR) McLaren Cosworth M23. Formula One World Championship, Rd15, United States Grand Prix East, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976. BEST IMAGE

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Race winner James Hunt (GBR) McLaren celebrates on the podium. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976

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Ronnie Peterson (SWE) battled with an understeering Lotus 72E all weekend and finally retired with a loose fuel line on lap 53. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 6 October 1974. BEST IMAGE

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The McLaren team celebrates as James Hunt (GBR) wins the race, keeping his championship hopes alive going into the final round. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976

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Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ferrari 312B finished thirteenth. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 4 October 1970. BEST IMAGE

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The field head into the first corner at the start of the race. United States Grand Prix (East), Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 1 October 1978

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Graham Hill (GBR) Embassy Shadow, putts the ball towards the hole with an unfeasibly small putter during a pre race round of golf. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 7 October 1973

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Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) BRM P153 looked set for victory when a late stop for fuel relegated him to second place at the finish. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 4 October 1970. BEST IMAGE

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Pole sitter and race winner Niki Lauda (AUT) Ferrari 312T, leads at the start of the race. Formula One World Championship, Rd14, United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, USA, 5 October 1975

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Sixth placed John Watson (GBR) climbs into his Penske PC4 during a wet practice session. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976

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The Ligier team offer for sale a front wing damaged by driver Jacques Laffite (FRA) for $150. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976

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Jacky Ickx (BEL) is stretchered into the waiting ambulance after he suffered a broken ankle and minor burns when his Ensign N176 crashed heavily on lap 15 and caught fire

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Sixth placed John Watson (GBR) prepares to climb on one of the two Penske PC4A•s available to him. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976. BEST IMAGE

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The pit and paddock area on a wet morning. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976

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Marshals push to the side of the circuit the Ensign N176 of Jacky Ickx (BEL), which crashed heavily on lap 15 and caught fire. Ickx escaped relatively lightly with a broken ankle and minor burns

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A no smoking sign near the engine of a Ferrari 312B3. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 6 October 1974

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(L to R): Patrick Depailler (FRA) Tyrrell, and Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Ensign, play a round of golf together. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 2 October 1977

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Ronnie Peterson (SWE) March 761 qualified third but retired from the race on lap 13 with a broken suspension. United States Grand Prix East, Rd15, Watkins Glen, USA, 10 October 1976. BEST IMAGE

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(L to R): Francois Cevert (FRA) Tyrrell, who was tragically killed in an accident during practice on the Saturday morning

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A shoe peers through a hole in the chassis of a Brabham BT44B. Formula One World Championship, Rd14, United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, USA, 5 October 1975

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Ronnie Bucknum (USA) Honda RA273 retired on lap 59 with transmission failure in his first start of the season. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 2 October 1966

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Clay Regazzoni (SUI) BRM finished the race in eighth position. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 7 October 1973

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Mario Andretti (USA) Ferrari 312B2 finished sixth. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 8 October 1972. BEST IMAGE

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Race winner James Hunt (GBR) McLaren Cosworth M23 chats with McLaren team personnel in the pits prior to the race. Formula One World Championship, Rd15, United States Grand Prix East, Watkins Glen

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Rupert Keegan (GBR) Penthouse Rizla Racing Hesketh 308E finished the race in eighth position. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 2 October 1977. BEST IMAGE

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Graham Hill (GBR), Lotus Cosworth 49B, finished the race in second place, giving him a three point lead in the championship. United States Grand Prix, Rd11, Watkins Glen, USA. 6 October 1968

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Jacques Laffite (FRA) Ligier JS7 who finished in seventh position, waits in the pits as Gerard Ducarouge (FRA) Ligier Team Manager makes notes

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Race winner James Hunt (GBR) McLaren M26. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 2 October 1977. BEST IMAGE

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Race winner Jackie Stewart (GBR) Matra MS10. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 6 October 1968

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Jo Bonnier (SWE) McLaren M5A retired on lap sixty-three with an ignition failure. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 6 October 1968

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Second placed finisher James Hunt (GBR) March 731 lost out on his maiden victory by just six-tenths of a second. Unite States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 7 October 1973

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James Hunt (GBR) celebrates his win in Victory Lane with his McLaren M26, a cigarette, and a Penthouse Pet. United States Grand Prix, Rd 15, Watkins Glen, USA, 2 October 1977

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Mario Andretti (USA) Lotus 49B caused a sensation when he took pole position on his GP debut. His race was curtailed however with clutch failure

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Chris Amon (NZL) Ferrari 312 retired on the sixtieth lap with a mechanical failure. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 6 October 1968

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Jochen Rindt (AUT) Brabham BT26 retired on the seventy-fourth lap when his Repco engine failed. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 6 October 1968

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Jack Brabham (AUS), Brabham Repco BT26, retired on lap 77 with engine failure. United States Grand Prix, Rd11, Watkins Glen, USA. 6 October 1968. BEST IMAGE

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Chris Amon (NZL) Ferrari 312 retired on the sixtieth lap with a mechanical failure. United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, 6 October 1968

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Mario Andretti (USA), Lotus Cosworth 49B, made his Formula One race debut at Watkins Glen. He scored pole position but retired on lap 32 with clutch failure

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"Unforgettable Moments at Watkins Glen International: A Journey Through Formula One World Championship History" Step back in time and relive the exhilarating moments that unfolded at Watkins Glen International, a legendary circuit that has witnessed some of the most thrilling races in Formula One history. In 1966, during the USA Grand Prix, all eyes were on Mario Andretti as he secured pole position in his Lotus 79. However, fate had other plans for him as an unfortunate blown engine forced his retirement on lap 26. The disappointment was palpable but couldn't overshadow the sheer talent displayed by this world champion. The atmosphere during practice sessions was always electric, with drivers like Jacky Ickx taking a moment to gather their thoughts while sitting on the pit wall beside their powerful Ferrari 312B2. These quiet moments before the storm showcased both determination and focus. Emerson Fittipaldi's triumph in only his fourth GP race remains etched in our memories forever. His victory not only brought glory to himself but also ensured a posthumous World Championship crown - a bittersweet moment that will forever be remembered. Clay Regazzoni's helmet carried more than just protection; it proudly promoted Clay's Pub as he raced to eighth place aboard his BRM P160E. This small detail highlighted how racing united communities and supported local businesses. Watkins Glen International hosted numerous United States Grand Prix events throughout its storied history, becoming synonymous with adrenaline-fueled excitement and fierce competition. Each race brought new thrills and unforgettable battles between talented drivers from around the world. As we reflect upon these remarkable moments captured within Watkins Glen International's boundaries, we are reminded of why Formula One is so much more than just a sport – it represents passion, perseverance, and human achievement against all odds. Join us on this journey through time as we celebrate the legacy – an iconic track where dreams were made, champions were crowned, and the spirit of racing forever lives on.