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United States Grand Prix West · 1979 · 8 Apr 1979 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | 80 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 80 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 | 80 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 7 | 79 | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 78 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 78 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 13 | 78 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | 72 | 0 | Disqualified |
| 11 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 71 | 0 | Accident |
| 12 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | 69 | 0 | Accident |
| 13 | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | 62 | 0 | Injection |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 21 | 49 | 0 | Disqualified |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 15 | 48 | 0 | Engine |
| 16 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 14 | 47 | 0 | Suspension |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 40 | 0 | Brakes |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 2 | 21 | 0 | Transmission |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 19 | 0 | Transmission |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 13 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 8 | 0 | Brakes |
| 22 | James Hunt | Wolf | 8 | 0 | 0 | Transmission |
| 23 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 24 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | 0 | 0 | Collision |
| 25 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |