The first (and only) Dallas Grand Prix was held on July 8. In a testament to the absolute greed of Formula One management, this poorly prepared and staged meeting was held without the previously required rehearsal event, simply because the organizers offered more money. In temperatures higher than any recorded before by the tire companies, Keke Rosberg in a Williams-Honda led home only eight finishers, out of 26 starters, for his only win of the season. René Arnoux in a Ferrari came from dead last at the start to be the only other driver on the lead lap, and front row starter Elio de Angelis in a Lotus-Renault managed to finish third, a lap down. __TOC__