United States Grand Prix

Watkins Glen · 7 October 1979

Round 15🇺🇸 USA1979

Laps

First GP

1961

Lights out

— (local)

Weekend Points

Pos	Team	Points Breakdown	Pts
1	Ferrari Villeneuve 9 + Scheckter 0	Villeneuve 9 + Scheckter 0	9
2	Renault Arnoux 6 + Jabouille 0	Arnoux 6 + Jabouille 0	6
3	Tyrrell Pironi 4 + Daly 0 + Jarier 0	Pironi 4 + Daly 0 + Jarier 0	4
4	Shadow Angelis 3	Angelis 3	3
5	ATS Stuck 2	Stuck 2	2
6	McLaren Watson 1 + Tambay 0	Watson 1 + Tambay 0	1
7	Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0	Fittipaldi 0	0
8	Brabham-Ford Piquet 0 + Zunino 0	Piquet 0 + Zunino 0	0
9	Arrows Patrese 0	Patrese 0	0
10	Williams Jones 0 + Regazzoni 0	Jones 0 + Regazzoni 0	0
11	Ensign Surer 0	Surer 0	0
12	Wolf Rosberg 0	Rosberg 0	0
13	Team Lotus Andretti 0 + Reutemann 0	Andretti 0 + Reutemann 0	0
14	Ligier Laffite 0 + Ickx 0	Laffite 0 + Ickx 0	0
15	Alfa Romeo Giacomelli 0	Giacomelli 0	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Race time / Gap	Laps	Stops	Pts
1	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Ferrari	1:52:17.734	59	—	9
2	René Arnoux Renault	Renault	+48.787s	59	—	6
3	Didier Pironi Tyrrell	Tyrrell	+53.199s	59	—	4
4	Elio de Angelis Shadow	Shadow	+1:30.512	59	—	3
5	Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS	ATS	+1:41.259	59	—	2
6	John Watson McLaren	McLaren	—	58	—	1
7	Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	—	54	—	—
8	Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford	Brabham-Ford	—	53	—	—
9	Derek Daly Tyrrell	Tyrrell	—	52	—	—
10	Jody Scheckter Ferrari	Ferrari	—	48	—	—
11	Riccardo Patrese Arrows	Arrows	—	44	—	—
12	Alan Jones Williams	Williams	—	36	—	—
13	Marc Surer Ensign	Ensign	—	32	—	—
14	Clay Regazzoni Williams	Williams	—	29	—	—
15	Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford	Brabham-Ford	—	25	—	—
16	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault	Renault	—	24	—	—
17	Keke Rosberg Wolf	Wolf	—	20	—	—
18	Patrick Tambay McLaren	McLaren	—	20	—	—
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell	Tyrrell	—	18	—	—
20	Mario Andretti Team Lotus	Team Lotus	—	16	—	—
21	Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus	Team Lotus	—	6	—	—
22	Jacques Laffite Ligier	Ligier	—	3	—	—
23	Jacky Ickx Ligier	Ligier	—	2	—	—
24	Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	—	0	—	—

Biggest MoverP20 → P4

Watkins Glen · 7 October 1979

Round 15🇺🇸 USA1979

Laps

First GP

1961

Lights out

— (local)

Pos	Team	Points Breakdown	Pts
1	Ferrari Villeneuve 9 + Scheckter 0	Villeneuve 9 + Scheckter 0	9
2	Renault Arnoux 6 + Jabouille 0	Arnoux 6 + Jabouille 0	6
3	Tyrrell Pironi 4 + Daly 0 + Jarier 0	Pironi 4 + Daly 0 + Jarier 0	4
4	Shadow Angelis 3	Angelis 3	3
5	ATS Stuck 2	Stuck 2	2
6	McLaren Watson 1 + Tambay 0	Watson 1 + Tambay 0	1
7	Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0	Fittipaldi 0	0
8	Brabham-Ford Piquet 0 + Zunino 0	Piquet 0 + Zunino 0	0
9	Arrows Patrese 0	Patrese 0	0
10	Williams Jones 0 + Regazzoni 0	Jones 0 + Regazzoni 0	0
11	Ensign Surer 0	Surer 0	0
12	Wolf Rosberg 0	Rosberg 0	0
13	Team Lotus Andretti 0 + Reutemann 0	Andretti 0 + Reutemann 0	0
14	Ligier Laffite 0 + Ickx 0	Laffite 0 + Ickx 0	0
15	Alfa Romeo Giacomelli 0	Giacomelli 0	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Race time / Gap	Laps	Stops	Pts
1	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Ferrari	1:52:17.734	59	—	9
2	René Arnoux Renault	Renault	+48.787s	59	—	6
3	Didier Pironi Tyrrell	Tyrrell	+53.199s	59	—	4
4	Elio de Angelis Shadow	Shadow	+1:30.512	59	—	3
5	Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS	ATS	+1:41.259	59	—	2
6	John Watson McLaren	McLaren	—	58	—	1
7	Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	—	54	—	—
8	Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford	Brabham-Ford	—	53	—	—
9	Derek Daly Tyrrell	Tyrrell	—	52	—	—
10	Jody Scheckter Ferrari	Ferrari	—	48	—	—
11	Riccardo Patrese Arrows	Arrows	—	44	—	—
12	Alan Jones Williams	Williams	—	36	—	—
13	Marc Surer Ensign	Ensign	—	32	—	—
14	Clay Regazzoni Williams	Williams	—	29	—	—
15	Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford	Brabham-Ford	—	25	—	—
16	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault	Renault	—	24	—	—
17	Keke Rosberg Wolf	Wolf	—	20	—	—
18	Patrick Tambay McLaren	McLaren	—	20	—	—
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell	Tyrrell	—	18	—	—
20	Mario Andretti Team Lotus	Team Lotus	—	16	—	—
21	Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus	Team Lotus	—	6	—	—
22	Jacques Laffite Ligier	Ligier	—	3	—	—
23	Jacky Ickx Ligier	Ligier	—	2	—	—
24	Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	—	0	—	—

Biggest MoverP20 → P4