1979 seasonR15 · 7 October 1979 · Watkins Glen

United States Grand Prix 1979

Gilles Villeneuve won for Ferrari. Started from P3.

Laps59PoleJonesFastest lapPiquetDistance320.7 km
Start → finish · top tenP1 Villeneuve7P2 Arnoux10P3 Pironi20P4 De AngelisP5 Stuck13P6 Watson23P7 Fittipaldi2P8 Piquet

Race results

01Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:52:17.7349
02René ArnouxRenault+48.7876
03Didier PironiTyrrell+53.1994
04Elio de AngelisShadow+1:30.5123
05Hans-Joachim StuckATS+1:41.2592
06John WatsonMcLaren+1 lap1
07Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+5 laps
08Nelson Piquetfastest lapBrabham
—Derek DalyTyrrellSpun off
—Jody ScheckterFerrariTyre
—Riccardo PatreseArrowsSuspension
—Alan JonesWilliamsWheel
—Marc SurerEnsignEngine
—Clay RegazzoniWilliamsAccident
—Ricardo ZuninoBrabhamSpun off
—Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultEngine
—Patrick TambayMcLarenEngine
—Keke RosbergWolfAccident
—Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrellAccident
—Mario AndrettiLotusGearbox
—Carlos ReutemannLotusSpun off
—Jacques LaffiteLigierSpun off
—Jacky IckxLigierSpun off
—Bruno GiacomelliAlfa RomeoSpun off
—Vittorio BrambillaAlfa RomeoDid not qualify
—Jochen MassArrowsDid not qualify
—Jan LammersShadowDid not qualify
—Héctor RebaqueRebaqueDid not qualify
—Alex RibeiroFittipaldiDid not qualify
—Arturo MerzarioMerzarioDid not qualify