Gridpedia1979 United States Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Oct 1979
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen, New York State, USA
- Round
- 15 of 15
- Winner
- Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 59 | 1:52:17.734 | 9 | |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 7 | 59 | +48.787 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 59 | +53.199 | 4 | |
| 4 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 59 | +1:30.512 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 14 | 59 | +1:41.259 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | 58 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 2 | 53 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 15 | 52 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | 48 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 44 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 36 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 21 | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 5 | 29 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 9 | 25 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 8 | 24 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 12 | 20 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 22 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | 18 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 6 | 6 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 24 | 2 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 0 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 51 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 47 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 40 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 36 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | 1 | 20 | |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 14 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 113 |
| 2 | Williams | 5 | 75 |
| 3 | Ligier | 3 | 61 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 0 | 39 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 0 | 28 |
| 6 | Renault | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Arrows | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | 3 |