United States Grand Prix
1979 · Round 15 · New York State, United States · Oct 7, 1979Race summary
Villeneuve won the race from 3rd on the grid, 48.8s ahead of Arnoux. de Angelis was the standout mover, climbing from 20th to 4th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 59 | 1:52:17.734 | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 7 | 59 | +48.787 | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 59 | +53.199 | 4 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 59 | +1:30.512 | 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 14 | 59 | +1:41.259 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | 58 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 2 | 53 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 15 | 52 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | 48 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 44 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 36 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Marc Surer | Ensign | 21 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 5 | 29 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 9 | 25 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 8 | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 12 | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 22 | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 6 | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 24 | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 0 | Spun off | 0 |