1979 United States Grand Prix Results

Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1979 United States Grand Prix.

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	+2	59	1:52:17.734Finished	9	—
2	René Arnoux	Renault	7	+5	59	+48.787Finished	6	—
3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	10	+7	59	+53.199Finished	4	—
4	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	20	+16	59	+1:30.512Finished	3	—
5	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	14	+9	59	+1:41.259Finished	2	—
6	John Watson	McLaren	13	+7	58	+1 Lap	1	—
7	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	23	+16	54	+5 Laps	0	—
R	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	2	-6	53	Transmission	0	—
R	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	15	+6	52	Spun off	0	—
R	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	16	+6	48	Tyre	0	—
R	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	19	+8	44	Suspension	0	—
R	Alan Jones	Williams	1	-11	36	Wheel	0	—
R	Marc Surer	Ensign	21	+8	32	Engine	0	—
R	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	5	-9	29	Accident	0	—
R	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford	9	-6	25	Spun off	0	—
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	8	-8	24	Engine	0	—
R	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	12	-5	20	Accident	0	—
R	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	22	+4	20	Engine	0	—
R	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	11	-8	18	Accident	0	—
R	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	17	-3	16	Gearbox	0	—
R	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	6	-15	6	Spun off	0	—
R	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	4	-18	3	Spun off	0	—
R	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	24	+1	2	Spun off	0	—
R	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	18	-6	0	Spun off	0	—

Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.

United States Grand Prix