← 1979 Season
United States Grand Prix West 1979
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
| 1 |
Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari |
1 |
80 |
1:50:25.400 |
— |
9 |
| 2 |
Jody Scheckter |
Ferrari |
3 |
80 |
+29.380 |
— |
6 |
| 3 |
Alan Jones |
Williams |
10 |
80 |
+59.690 |
— |
4 |
| 4 |
Mario Andretti |
Team Lotus |
6 |
80 |
+1:04.330 |
— |
3 |
| 5 |
Patrick Depailler |
Ligier |
4 |
80 |
+1:23.520 |
— |
2 |
| 6 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Tyrrell |
7 |
79 |
+1 Lap |
— |
1 |
| 7 |
Elio de Angelis |
Shadow |
20 |
78 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 8 |
Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
12 |
78 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 9 |
Jochen Mass |
Arrows |
13 |
78 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 10 |
Didier Pironi |
Tyrrell |
17 |
72 |
Disqualified |
— |
0 |
| 11 |
Hector Rebaque |
Team Lotus |
23 |
71 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
| 12 |
Derek Daly |
Ensign |
24 |
69 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
| 13 |
John Watson |
McLaren |
18 |
62 |
Injection |
— |
0 |
| 14 |
Hans-Joachim Stuck |
ATS |
21 |
49 |
Disqualified |
— |
0 |
| 15 |
Clay Regazzoni |
Williams |
15 |
48 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 16 |
Jan Lammers |
Shadow |
14 |
47 |
Suspension |
— |
0 |
| 17 |
Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows |
9 |
40 |
Brakes |
— |
0 |
| 18 |
Carlos Reutemann |
Team Lotus |
2 |
21 |
Transmission |
— |
0 |
| 19 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi |
16 |
19 |
Transmission |
— |
0 |
| 20 |
Arturo Merzario |
Merzario |
22 |
13 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 21 |
Jacques Laffite |
Ligier |
5 |
8 |
Brakes |
— |
0 |
| 22 |
James Hunt |
Wolf |
8 |
0 |
Transmission |
— |
0 |
| 23 |
Niki Lauda |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
11 |
0 |
Accident |
— |
0 |
| 24 |
Patrick Tambay |
McLaren |
19 |
0 |
Collision |
— |
0 |
| 25 |
René Arnoux |
Renault |
0 |
0 |
Withdrew |
— |
0 |
| 26 |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault |
0 |
0 |
Withdrew |
— |
0 |
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