Buuxi weedha soo socota: Tartanka xiga wuxuu ahaa kii ugu horeeyay laba tartan oo lagu qabto Mareykanka, tartanka
United States Grand Prix West, oo lagu qabtay Long Beach, California. Tambay wuxuu tartanka ka bilaabay pole, wuxuuna hogaaminayay ilaa wareega 25. Wareegadaas, Rosberg wuxuu isku dayay in uu dhaafo, laakiin labadii baabuur ayaa isku dhacay. Tambay ayaa ka fariistay, laakiin Rosberg ayaa sii waday hogaanka. Wax yar ka dib, Laffite ayaa hogaanka u qabtay, isaga oo ku riixaya Rosberg isku dhaca. Labada McLaren ee John Watson iyo Niki Lauda waxay ka bilaabeen 22aad iyo 23aad ee shabakadda, laakiin labadaba Laffite iyo Patrese waxay la halgamayeen taayirrada duugoobay, waxaana si dhakhso leh u qabsaday McLaren. Patrese wuxuu isku dayay inuu dhaafsado Laffite wareega 44aad laakiin si ballaaran ayuu u booday, waxaana dhaafay labada McLaren. Sidoo kale labadooduba waxay heleen wado ay kaga gudbaan Laffite wareega xiga. Halkaas Watson ayaa laga tagay si uu guriga ugu hogaamiyo saaxiibkiis si uu u helo 1 <unk> 2 guul, iyo mid wali taagan oo ah guusha laga gaaray booska ugu hooseeya ee isreebreebka. Patrese wuxuu la kulmay cillad matoor saddex wareeg oo ka harsan dhamaadka, isagoo booska saddexaad u daayay Arnoux, iyadoo Laffite uu ku soo socdo guriga, wareeg ka hooseeya afaraad. Dhibcaha waxaa buuxiyay Surer oo ku jira Arrows iyo Johnny Cecotto oo ku jira Theodore. Chico Serra waxaa lagu beddelay tartankii labaad ee Arrows 1980 Horyaalkii Adduunka Alan Jones, laakiin soo noqoshada Australiyaanka ee F1 ma aysan guuleysan, Serra wuxuu ku noqon lahaa gaariga tartanka soo socda.