United States Grand Prix
Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) won the 1979 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen.
Circuit Watkins Glen
LocationNew York State, USA
Date7 October 1979
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 59 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 7 | 59 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 59 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 59 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 14 | 59 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | 58 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 2 | 53 | Transmission | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 15 | 52 | Spun off | 0 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | 48 | Tyre | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 44 | Suspension | 0 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 36 | Wheel | 0 |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 21 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 5 | 29 | Accident | 0 |
| 15 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 9 | 25 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 8 | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 12 | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 22 | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 6 | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 24 | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 0 | Spun off | 0 |