1979 United States Grand Prix

Watkins Glen · New York State, USA · 07/10/1979

Driver standings after the race

Position	Driver	Team	Championship change	Points	Wins
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	+1	53	3
2	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	-1	51	3
3	Alan Jones	Williams	=	40	4
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	=	36	2
5	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	=	29	1
6	Patrick Depailler	—	=	20	1
7	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	=	20	0
8	René Arnoux	Renault	+3	17	0
9	John Watson	McLaren	+1	15	0
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	-2	14	0
11	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	-2	14	0
12	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	=	14	0
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	=	9	1
14	Niki Lauda	—	=	4	0
15	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	=	3	0
16	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	=	3	0
17	Jochen Mass	—	=	3	0
18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	=	3	0
19	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	-1	2	0
20	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	=	2	0
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	-2	1	0
22	Arturo Merzario	—	=	0	0
23	James Hunt	—	=	0	0
24	Vittorio Brambilla	—	=	0	0
25	Hector Rebaque	—	=	0	0
26	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	=	0	0
27	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	=	0	0
28	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	=	0	0
29	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	=	0	0
30	Geoff Lees	—	=	0	0
31	Jan Lammers	—	=	0	0
32	Patrick Gaillard	—	=	0	0
33	Marc Surer	Ensign	=	0	0
34	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford	=	0	0

Position	Team	Championship change	Points	Wins
1	Ferrari	=	113	6
2	Williams	=	75	5
3	Ligier	=	61	3
4	Team Lotus	=	39	0
5	Tyrrell	=	28	0
6	Renault	=	26	1
7	McLaren	=	15	0
8	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	=	7	0
9	Arrows	=	5	0
10	Shadow	=	3	0
11	ATS	=	2	0
12	Fittipaldi	-2	1	0
13	Alfa Romeo	=	0	0
14	Brabham-Ford	=	0	0
15	Ensign	=	0	0
16	Wolf	=	0	0
17	Merzario	=	0	0
18	Rebaque	=	0	0