1979 United States Grand Prix West Results

Long Beach, California

April 8, 1979

Round 4

Race Winner

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

Circuit

Long Beach

California, USA

Fastest Race Lap

No data

Fastest Qualifying

TBD

Results pending

Final Classification

Complete race results from the United States Grand Prix West

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	80	1:50:25.400	9
2	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	80	+29.380	6
3	Alan Jones	Williams	80	+59.690	4
4	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	80	+1:04.330	3
5	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	80	+1:23.520	2
6	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	79	+1 Lap	1
7	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	78	+2 Laps	0
8	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	78	+2 Laps	0
9	Jochen Mass	Arrows	78	+2 Laps	0
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	72	Disqualified	0
11	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	71	Accident	0
12	Derek Daly	Ensign	69	Accident	0
13	John Watson	McLaren	62	Injection	0
14	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	49	Disqualified	0
15	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	48	Engine	0
16	Jan Lammers	Shadow	47	Suspension	0
17	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	40	Brakes	0

Race Statistics

Location:California, 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