1979 United States Grand Prix
1979-10-07 · New York State, USA
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 59 | 9 |
| 2nd | René Arnoux | Renault | 7 | 59 | 6 |
| 3rd | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 59 | 4 |
| 4th | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 59 | 3 |
| 5th | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 14 | 59 | 2 |
| 6th | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | 58 | 1 |
| 7th | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 54 | |
| 8th | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 2 | 53 | |
| 9th | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 15 | 52 | |
| 10th | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | 48 | |
| 11th | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 44 | |
| 12th | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 36 | |
| 13th | Marc Surer | Ensign | 21 | 32 | |
| 14th | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 5 | 29 | |
| 15th | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 9 | 25 | |
| 16th | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 8 | 24 | |
| 17th | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 12 | 20 | |
| 18th | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 22 | 20 | |
| 19th | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | 18 | |
| 20th | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | 16 | |
| 21st | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 6 | 6 | |
| 22nd | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 3 | |
| 23rd | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 24 | 2 | |
| 24th | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 0 |