1979 United States Grand Prix West
1979-04-08 · California, USA
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 9 |
| 2nd | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | 6 |
| 3rd | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | 80 | 4 |
| 4th | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 80 | 3 |
| 5th | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 | 80 | 2 |
| 6th | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 7 | 79 | 1 |
| 7th | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 78 | |
| 8th | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 78 | |
| 9th | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 13 | 78 | |
| 10th | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | 72 | |
| 11th | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 71 | |
| 12th | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | 69 | |
| 13th | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | 62 | |
| 14th | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 21 | 49 | |
| 15th | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 15 | 48 | |
| 16th | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 14 | 47 | |
| 17th | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 40 | |
| 18th | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 2 | 21 | |
| 19th | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 19 | |
| 20th | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 13 | |
| 21st | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 8 | |
| 22nd | James Hunt | Wolf | 8 | 0 | |
| 23rd | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 0 | |
| 24th | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | 0 | |
| 25th | René Arnoux | Renault | — | 0 | |
| 26th | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | 0 |