1979 United States Grand Prix West Results

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

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1	0	80	1:50:25.400Finished	9	—
2	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	3	+1	80	+29.380Finished	6	—
3	Alan Jones	Williams	10	+7	80	+59.690Finished	4	—
4	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	6	+2	80	+1:04.330Finished	3	—
5	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	4	-1	80	+1:23.520Finished	2	—
6	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	7	+1	79	+1 Lap	1	—
7	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	20	+13	78	+2 Laps	0	—
8	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	+4	78	+2 Laps	0	—
9	Jochen Mass	Arrows	13	+4	78	+2 Laps	0	—
D	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	17	—	72	Disqualified	0	—
R	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	23	+12	71	Accident	0	—
R	Derek Daly	Ensign	24	+12	69	Accident	0	—
R	John Watson	McLaren	18	+5	62	Injection	0	—
D	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	21	—	49	Disqualified	0	—
R	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	15	0	48	Engine	0	—
R	Jan Lammers	Shadow	14	-2	47	Suspension	0	—
R	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	9	-8	40	Brakes	0	—
R	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	2	-16	21	Transmission	0	—
R	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	16	-3	19	Transmission	0	—
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	22	+2	13	Engine	0	—
R	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	-16	8	Brakes	0	—
R	James Hunt	Wolf	8	-14	0	Transmission	0	—
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	11	-12	0	Accident	0	—
R	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	19	-5	0	Collision	0	—
W	René Arnoux	Renault	PIT / —	—	0	Withdrew	0	—
W	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	PIT / —	—	0	Withdrew	0	—

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

United States Grand Prix West