1979 United States Grand Prix

Classification

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Points	Status
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	59	9	—
2	Rene Arnoux	Renault	7	59	6	—
3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	10	59	4	—
4	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	20	59	3	—
5	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	14	59	2	—
6	John Watson	McLaren	13	58	1	—
7	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	23	54	—	—
8	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	2	53	—	Transmission · fastest lap
DNQ	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	DNQ
DNQ	Jochen Mass	Arrows	—	—	—	DNQ
DNQ	Jan Lammers	Shadow	—	—	—	DNQ
DNQ	Héctor Rebaque	Rebaque	—	—	—	DNQ
DNQ	Alex Ribeiro	Fittipaldi	—	—	—	DNQ
DNQ	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	—	—	—	DNQ
DNF	Alan Jones	Williams	1	36	—	Wheel
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	4	3	—	Spun off
DNF	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	5	29	—	Accident
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	6	6	—	Spun off
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	8	24	—	Engine
DNF	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham	9	25	—	Spun off
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	11	18	—	Accident
DNF	Keke Rosberg	Walter Wolf Racing	12	20	—	Accident
DNF	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	15	52	—	Spun off
DNF	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	16	48	—	Tyre
DNF	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	17	16	—	Gearbox
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	18	0	—	Spun off
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	19	44	—	Suspension
DNF	Marc Surer	Ensign	21	32	—	Engine
DNF	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	22	20	—	Engine
DNF	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	24	2	—	Spun off