United States Grand Prix West

Long Beach · 8 April 1979

Round 4🇺🇸 USA1979

Laps

First GP

1976

Lights out

— (local)

Weekend Points

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

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

Biggest MoverP20 → P7

Biggest LoserP4 → P5

Long Beach · 8 April 1979

Round 4🇺🇸 USA1979

Laps

First GP

1976

Lights out

— (local)

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

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

Biggest MoverP20 → P7

Biggest LoserP4 → P5