United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · 7 October 1979
Round 15🇺🇸 USA1979
Laps
59
First GP
1961
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 |
Race Result
| 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 | +1 Lap | 58 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +5 Laps | 54 | — | — | |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford | Brabham-Ford | DNF Transmission | 53 | — | — | |
| 9 | Derek Daly Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Spun off | 52 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Tyre | 48 | — | — | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | Arrows | DNF Suspension | 44 | — | — | |
| 12 | Alan Jones Williams | Williams | DNF Wheel | 36 | — | — | |
| 13 | Marc Surer Ensign | Ensign | DNF Engine | 32 | — | — | |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni Williams | Williams | DNF Accident | 29 | — | — | |
| 15 | Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford | Brabham-Ford | DNF Spun off | 25 | — | — | |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | Renault | DNF Engine | 24 | — | — | |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg Wolf | Wolf | DNF Accident | 20 | — | — | |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 20 | — | — | |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Accident | 18 | — | — | |
| 20 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Gearbox | 16 | — | — | |
| 21 | Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Spun off | 6 | — | — | |
| 22 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | DNF Spun off | 3 | — | — | |
| 23 | Jacky Ickx Ligier | Ligier | DNF Spun off | 2 | — | — | |
| 24 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Spun off | 0 | — | — |