1979 United States Grand Prix Results

Watkins Glen, New York State

October 7, 1979

Round 15

Race Winner

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

Circuit

Watkins Glen

New York State, USA

Fastest Race Lap

No data

Fastest Qualifying

TBD

Results pending

Final Classification

Complete race results from the United States Grand Prix

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	59	1:52:17.734	9
2	René Arnoux	Renault	59	+48.787	6
3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	59	+53.199	4
4	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	59	+1:30.512	3
5	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	59	+1:41.259	2
6	John Watson	McLaren	58	+1 Lap	1
7	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	54	+5 Laps	0
8	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	53	Transmission	0
9	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	52	Spun off	0
10	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	48	Tyre	0
11	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	44	Suspension	0
12	Alan Jones	Williams	36	Wheel	0
13	Marc Surer	Ensign	32	Engine	0
14	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	29	Accident	0
15	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford	25	Spun off	0
16	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	24	Engine	0
17	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	20	Accident	0
18	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	20	Engine	0
19	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	18	Accident	0
20	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	16	Gearbox	0
21	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	6	Spun off	0
22	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	3	Spun off	0
23	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	2	Spun off	0
24	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	0	Spun off	0

Race Statistics

Location:New York State, USA

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used