← 1979 Season
United States Grand Prix 1979
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
| 1 |
Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari |
3 |
59 |
1:52:17.734 |
— |
9 |
| 2 |
René Arnoux |
Renault |
7 |
59 |
+48.787 |
— |
6 |
| 3 |
Didier Pironi |
Tyrrell |
10 |
59 |
+53.199 |
— |
4 |
| 4 |
Elio de Angelis |
Shadow |
20 |
59 |
+1:30.512 |
— |
3 |
| 5 |
Hans-Joachim Stuck |
ATS |
14 |
59 |
+1:41.259 |
— |
2 |
| 6 |
John Watson |
McLaren |
13 |
58 |
+1 Lap |
— |
1 |
| 7 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi |
23 |
54 |
+5 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 8 |
Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Ford |
2 |
53 |
Transmission |
— |
0 |
| 9 |
Derek Daly |
Tyrrell |
15 |
52 |
Spun off |
— |
0 |
| 10 |
Jody Scheckter |
Ferrari |
16 |
48 |
Tyre |
— |
0 |
| 11 |
Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows |
19 |
44 |
Suspension |
— |
0 |
| 12 |
Alan Jones |
Williams |
1 |
36 |
Wheel |
— |
0 |
| 13 |
Marc Surer |
Ensign |
21 |
32 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 14 |
Clay Regazzoni |
Williams |
5 |
29 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
| 15 |
Ricardo Zunino |
Brabham-Ford |
9 |
25 |
Spun off |
— |
0 |
| 16 |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault |
8 |
24 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 17 |
Keke Rosberg |
Wolf |
12 |
20 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
| 18 |
Patrick Tambay |
McLaren |
22 |
20 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 19 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Tyrrell |
11 |
18 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
| 20 |
Mario Andretti |
Team Lotus |
17 |
16 |
Gearbox |
— |
0 |
| 21 |
Carlos Reutemann |
Team Lotus |
6 |
6 |
Spun off |
— |
0 |
| 22 |
Jacques Laffite |
Ligier |
4 |
3 |
Spun off |
— |
0 |
| 23 |
Jacky Ickx |
Ligier |
24 |
2 |
Spun off |
— |
0 |
| 24 |
Bruno Giacomelli |
Alfa Romeo |
18 |
0 |
Spun off |
— |
0 |
Tyre Strategy
Lap Times
Race Trace (Position by Lap)