United States Grand Prix 1979
7 October 1979
Watkins Glen, USA
- Location
- New York State, USA
- Laps
- 59
- Previous winners
- 1980Alan JonesWilliams
- 1978Carlos ReutemannFerrari
- 1977James HuntMcLaren
- 1976James HuntMcLaren
- 1975Niki LaudaFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Ford
No time set
- 3
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 4
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 5
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
No time set
- 6
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
No time set
- 7
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 8
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 9
Ricardo Zunino
Brabham-Ford
No time set
- 10
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 11
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
No time set
- 12
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
No time set
- 13
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 14
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
No time set
- 15
Derek Daly
Tyrrell
No time set
- 16
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
No time set
- 17
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 18
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 19
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 20
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
No time set
- 21
Marc Surer
Ensign
No time set
- 22
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 23
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 24
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
No time set
- PIT
Vittorio Brambilla
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- PIT
Jochen Mass
Arrows
No time set
- PIT
Jan Lammers
Shadow
No time set
- PIT
Hector Rebaque
Rebaque
No time set
- PIT
Alex Ribeiro
Fittipaldi
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +2 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 59 laps | 1:52:17.734 | 9pts |
| 2 | +5 | René Arnoux Renault | 59 laps | +48.787 | 6pts |
| 3 | +7 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 59 laps | +53.199 | 4pts |
| 4 | +16 | Elio de Angelis Shadow | 59 laps | +1:30.512 | 3pts |
| 5 | +9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS | 59 laps | +1:41.259 | 2pts |
| 6 | +7 | John Watson McLaren | 58 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +16 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 54 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford | 53 laps | ||
| R | - | Derek Daly Tyrrell | 52 laps | ||
| R | - | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | 48 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 44 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 36 laps | ||
| R | - | Marc Surer Ensign | 32 laps | ||
| R | - | Clay Regazzoni Williams | 29 laps | ||
| R | - | Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 24 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg Wolf | 20 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 20 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | 18 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus | 6 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacky Ickx Ligier | 2 laps | ||
| R | - | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Jochen Mass Arrows | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Jan Lammers Shadow | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Hector Rebaque Rebaque | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Alex Ribeiro Fittipaldi | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps |