The Third Decade
The third decade of Formula One witnessed radical changes in Grand Prix technology — from wings to ground effects — and starred some of the best drivers of all time, including Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi and Niki Lauda.
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Andretti 1978
Rating: 3.50
Andretti—Argentina 1979
Rating: 4.50
Andretti—South Africa 1971
Rating: 4.00
Argentina 1980
Nelson Piquet leads eventual race winner Alan Jones at the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix.
Rating: 5.00
Brabham Fan Car
Rating: 4.00
Brands Hatch 1972
Rating: 3.00
Brands Hatch 1976
Rating: 4.00
British GP 1973
Rating: 4.00
Caesars Palace 1981 
Alan Jones leads Gilles Villeneuve into the first corner of the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix, held the casino
s parking lot. Actually a tremendously exciting, championship-deciding race, won by Nelson Piquet.
Rating: 4.00
Canada 1978
The 1978 Formula One season was all about the dominating Lotus 79 ground effects "wing car," but at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Gilles Villeneuve came home to take his first Grand Prix victory in the Ferrari 312T3.
Rating: 4.00
Cevert —Monaco 1973
Rating: 3.00
Cevert—Nordschleife 1971
Francois Cevert in his Tyrrell at the Nurburging's Karrusell corner in 1971.
Rating: 5.00
Chapman—Holland 1978
Legendary Lotus boss Colin Chapman prepares to toss his trademark blue cloth cap as Mario Andretti wins the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix.
Rating: 5.00
Clermont-Ferrand 1972
Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell) and Jackie Ickx (Ferrari) settle in on the 2nd row of the grid, behind pole-sitter Chris Amon's Matra, at the 1972 French GP.
Rating: 4.00
Copersucar 1977
Rating: 2.00
Courage
Rating: 2.00
Dutch GP 1981
Rating: 5.00
Emmo 1972
Rating: 1.00
Fittipaldi—Brands Hatch 1974
Emerson Fittipaldi drives the fabulous McLaren M23 in the 1974 British GP at Brands Hatch, were he qualified 8th and finished 2nd from Jody Scheckter.
Rating: 3.00
Fittipaldi—Germany 1972
Rating: 4.00
Fittipaldi—Spain 1973
Rating: 2.00
Fuji 1976
Rating: 5.00
Gethin—Monza 1971
Peter Gethin’s 1971 victory in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, driving the #18 BRM, was the closest ever F1 finish with just 0.01s between 1st and 2nd (Peterson) and a staggering 0.61s covering the first five cars.
Gilles at Long Beach
Rating: 5.00
Gilles—Monaco 1981
Rating: 5.00
Ground Effects
Rating: 1.00
Hulme—Zandvoort 1971
Rating: 3.00
Hunt
Rating: 4.00
Ickx 1972
Rating: 3.00
Ickx—France 1970
Rating: 4.00
Imola 1982
Rating: 3.00
Jabouille—French GP 1979
Rating: 3.00
Jabouille—Monaco 1978
Rating: 2.00
Jarama, Spain, 1970
Rating: 4.00
Jarier 1976
Rating: 2.00
Jones 1979
Rating: 4.00
Jones—Monaco 1978
Alan Jones in the Williams FW06 leads Gilles Villeneuve through Beau Rivage (both mid-pack) at the start of the Monaco GP of 1978.
Rating: 3.00
Lafitte 1975
Rating: 1.00
Lauda
Rating: 2.00
Lauda 1975
Rating: 5.00
Lauda 1976
Rating: 2.00
Lauda—British GP 1974
Rating: 2.00
Lauda—Nurburgring 1976
Rating: 2.00
Lauda—Watkins Glen 1975
Niki Lauda wins the U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen from pole, 5 Oct. 1975.
Rating: 3.00
Ligier 1981
Rating: 1.00
Long Beach
Rating: 3.00
Long Beach 1979
Rating: 4.00
Long Beach 1979
Gilles Villeneuve navigates the streets of Long Beach, California in practice for the 1979 U.S. Grand Prix West, which he won in the iconic Ferrari 312T. Photo by Peter Hovis.
Rating: 2.00
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