Race Driver Car-Engine Margin

British Invasion
1959-Sebring Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax .9 seconds
1960-Riverside Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 37.8 seconds
1961-Watkins Glen Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 4.3 seconds
1962-Watkins Glen Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 9.2 seconds
1963-Watkins Glen Graham Hill BRM 34.3 seconds
1964-Watkins Glen Graham Hill BRM 30.5 seconds
1965-Watkins Glen Graham Hill BRM 12.5 seconds
1966-Watkins Glen Jim Clark Lotus-BRM 1 lap
1967-Watkins Glen Jim Clark Lotus-Ford 6.3 seconds
1968-Watkins Glen Jackie Stewart Matra-Ford 24.68 seconds
1969-Watkins Glen Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 46.99 seconds
 

Design Revolution
1970-Watkins Glen Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 36.39 seconds
1971-Watkins Glen Francois Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 40.062 seconds
1972-Watkins Glen Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 32.268 seconds
1973-Watkins Glen Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford .688 seconds
1974-Watkins Glen Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 10.735 seconds
1975-Watkins Glen Niki Lauda Ferrari 4.943 seconds
1976-Long Beach Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 42.414 seconds
1976-Watkins Glen James Hunt McLaren-Ford 8.030 seconds
1977-Long Beach Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford .773 seconds
1977-Watkins Glen James Hunt McLaren-Ford 2.026 seconds
1978-Long Beach Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 11.061 seconds
1978-Watkins Glen Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 19.739 seconds
1979-Long Beach Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 29.38 seconds
1979-Watkins Glen Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 48.787 seconds
1980-Long Beach Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 49.212 seconds
1980-Watkins Glen Alan Jones Williams-Ford 4.210 seconds
 

High-Tech Street Wars
1981-Long Beach Alan Jones Williams-Ford 9.190 seconds
1981-Las Vegas Alan Jones Williams-Ford 20.048 seconds
1982-Long Beach Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 14.660 seconds
1982-Detroit John Watson McLaren-Ford 15.726 seconds
1982-Las Vegas Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 27.292 seconds
1983-Long Beach John Watson McLaren-Ford 27.993 seconds
1983-Detroit Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 7.702 seconds
1984-Detroit Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW .837 seconds
1984-Dallas Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 22.464 seconds
1985-Detroit Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 57.549 seconds
1986-Detroit Ayrton Senna Lotus-Renault 31.017 seconds
1987-Detroit Ayrton Senna Lotus-Honda 33.819 seconds
1988-Detroit Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 38.713 seconds
1989-Phoenix Alain Prost McLaren-Honda 39.696 seconds
1990-Phoenix Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 8.685 seconds
1991-Phoenix Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 16.322 seconds
 

Manufacturers' Proving Ground
2000-Indianapolis Michael Schumacher Ferrari 12.118 seconds
2001-Indianapolis Mika Hakkinen McLaren-Mercedes 11.046 seconds
2002-Indianapolis Rubens Barrichello Ferrari .011 seconds
2003-Indianapolis Michael Schumacher Ferrari 18.258 seconds
2004-Indianapolis Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2.950 seconds
2005-Indianapolis Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1.5 seconds
2006-Indianapolis Michael Schumacher Ferrari 7.984 seconds
2007-Indianapolis Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1.518 seconds