1979 Toyota United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Villeneuve | 3 | 24 | 48.787 | 59 | 320.7 | Nelson Piquet |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 59 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 59 | +48.787s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 59 | +53.199s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 20 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Ford | 59 | +90.512s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 59 | +101.259s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 58 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 23 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 54 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Ford | 53 | ★ | — | Transmission | |
| — | 15 | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | Ford | 52 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 16 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Ferrari | 48 | — | Tyre | ||
| — | 19 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 44 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 36 | — | Wheel | ||
| — | 21 | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign | Ford | 32 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 5 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Ford | 29 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 9 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | Ford | 25 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 8 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 24 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 22 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | 20 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 12 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Ford | 20 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 11 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Ford | 18 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 17 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 16 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 6 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | Ford | 6 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Ford | 3 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 24 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | Ford | 2 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 18 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 0 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | — | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Rebaque | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Ford | — | Not classified |