Season
1979
Race
15. United States Grand Prix
1979 United States Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 42.3369, -76.9272
- Altitude
- 485 m
- Race number
- 328
R
07/10/1979 00:00 · America/New_York · 59 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | +2 | 59 | 1:52:17.734 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 7 | +5 | 59 | 1:53:06.521 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | +7 | 59 | 1:53:10.933 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | +16 | 59 | 1:53:48.246 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 14 | +9 | 59 | 1:53:58.993 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | +7 | 58 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | +16 | 54 | — | 0 | +5 Laps | — | |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 2 | -6 | 53 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 9 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 15 | +6 | 52 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | +6 | 48 | — | 0 | Tyre | — | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | +8 | 44 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | -11 | 36 | — | 0 | Wheel | — | |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 21 | +8 | 32 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 5 | -9 | 29 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 15 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 9 | -6 | 25 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 8 | -8 | 24 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 12 | -5 | 20 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 22 | +4 | 20 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | -8 | 18 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | -3 | 16 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 21 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 6 | -15 | 6 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 22 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | -18 | 3 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 23 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 24 | +1 | 2 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 24 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | -6 | 0 | — | 0 | Spun off | — |