1979 United States Grand Prix
🇺🇸 USA Watkins Glen, New York State, USA Round 15 of 15
Podium
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | No. | Grid | Laps | Time / Gap | Status | Stops | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 12 | 3 | 59 | 1:52:17.734 | Finished | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 16 | 7 | 59 | +48.787s | Finished | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 3 | 10 | 59 | +53.199s | Finished | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 18 | 20 | 59 | +1:30.512 | Finished | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 9 | 14 | 59 | +1:41.259 | Finished | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | 13 | 58 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 14 | 23 | 54 | +5 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 6 | 2 | 53 | +6 Laps | Transmission | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 33 | 15 | 52 | +7 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | 16 | 48 | +11 Laps | Tyre | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 29 | 19 | 44 | +15 Laps | Suspension | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 27 | 1 | 36 | +23 Laps | Wheel | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 22 | 21 | 32 | +27 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 28 | 5 | 29 | +30 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 5 | 9 | 25 | +34 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 15 | 8 | 24 | +35 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 20 | 12 | 20 | +39 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 8 | 22 | 20 | +39 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 4 | 11 | 18 | +41 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 17 | 16 | +43 Laps | Gearbox | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 2 | 6 | 6 | +53 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 26 | 4 | 3 | +56 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 25 | 24 | 2 | +57 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 35 | 18 | 0 | +59 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
Purple driver name = set fastest lap of the race.