United States Grand Prix West
1979 · Round 4 · California, United States · Apr 8, 1979Race summary
Villeneuve won the race from 1st on the grid, 29.4s ahead of Scheckter. de Angelis was the standout mover, climbing from 20th to 7th. Depailler lost the most ground, from 4th on the grid down to 5th (down 1 place).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 1:50:25.400 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | +29.380 | 6 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | 80 | +59.690 | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 80 | +1:04.330 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 | 80 | +1:23.520 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 7 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 13 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | 72 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 71 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | 69 | Accident | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | 62 | Injection | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 21 | 49 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 15 | 48 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 14 | 47 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 40 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 2 | 21 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 8 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | Wolf | 8 | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |