1979 · Round 15
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · New York State, USA
Pole position
Jones
Biggest climber
▲16
Elio de Angelis
Finishers
7/24
17 did not finish
Classification
United States GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles VilleneuveFerrari | 3 | ▲2 | 59 | 1:52:17.734 | 9 |
| 2 | René ArnouxRenault | 7 | ▲5 | 59 | +48.787 | 6 |
| 3 | Didier PironiTyrrell | 10 | ▲7 | 59 | +53.199 | 4 |
| 4 | Elio de AngelisShadow | 20 | ▲16 | 59 | +1:30.512 | 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim StuckATS | 14 | ▲9 | 59 | +1:41.259 | 2 |
| 6 | John WatsonMcLaren | 13 | ▲7 | 58 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi | 23 | ▲16 | 54 | +5 Laps | |
| DNF | Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford | 2 | 53 | Transmission | ||
| DNF | Derek DalyTyrrell | 15 | 52 | Spun off | ||
| DNF | Jody ScheckterFerrari | 16 | 48 | Tyre | ||
| DNF | Riccardo PatreseArrows | 19 | 44 | Suspension | ||
| DNF | Alan JonesWilliams | 1 | 36 | Wheel | ||
| DNF | Marc SurerEnsign | 21 | 32 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Clay RegazzoniWilliams | 5 | 29 | Accident | ||
| DNF | Ricardo ZuninoBrabham-Ford | 9 | 25 | Spun off | ||
| DNF | Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault | 8 | 24 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Keke RosbergWolf | 12 | 20 | Accident | ||
| DNF | Patrick TambayMcLaren | 22 | 20 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell | 11 | 18 | Accident | ||
| DNF | Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus | 17 | 16 | Gearbox | ||
| DNF | Carlos ReutemannTeam Lotus | 6 | 6 | Spun off | ||
| DNF | Jacques LaffiteLigier | 4 | 3 | Spun off | ||
| DNF | Jacky IckxLigier | 24 | 2 | Spun off | ||
| DNF | Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo | 18 | 0 | Spun off |