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United States Grand Prix · 1979 · 7 Oct 1979 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 59 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 7 | 59 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 59 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 59 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 14 | 59 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | 58 | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 54 | 0 | +5 Laps |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 2 | 53 | 0 | Transmission |
| 9 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 15 | 52 | 0 | Spun off |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | 48 | 0 | Tyre |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 44 | 0 | Suspension |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 36 | 0 | Wheel |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 21 | 32 | 0 | Engine |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 5 | 29 | 0 | Accident |
| 15 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 9 | 25 | 0 | Spun off |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 8 | 24 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 12 | 20 | 0 | Accident |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 22 | 20 | 0 | Engine |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | 18 | 0 | Accident |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | 16 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 21 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 6 | 6 | 0 | Spun off |
| 22 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 3 | 0 | Spun off |
| 23 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 24 | 2 | 0 | Spun off |
| 24 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 0 | 0 | Spun off |