1979 Lubri Lon Long Beach Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 80 | 1:50:25.400 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL GS |
| 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 80 | 1:50:54.780 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 80 | 1:51:25.090 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 80 | 1:51:29.730 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 80 | 1:51:48.920 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 79 | +1 lap | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 78 | +2 laps | — | 20 | |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 78 | +2 laps | — | 12 | |
| 9 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 78 | +2 laps | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 71 | Accident | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 69 | Accident | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 62 | Injection | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 48 | Engine | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 47 | Suspension | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 40 | Brakes | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 21 | Transmission | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | Transmission | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 13 | Engine | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | Brakes | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | 0 | Transmission | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | Accident | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | Collision | — | 19 | |
| DSQ | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 72 | Push start | — | 17 | |
| DSQ | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 49 | Push start | — | 21 | |
| DNS | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | Injury in practice | — | — | |
| DNS | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | Withdrew | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:18.825 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:18.886 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:18.911 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:19.025 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:19.032 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:19.454 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:19.580 |
| 8 | James Hunt | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:19.643 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:19.727 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:19.910 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:20.041 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:20.456 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:20.608 |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:20.740 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | — | — | — | 1:20.768 |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:21.033 |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:21.192 |
| 18 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:21.304 |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:21.411 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:21.635 |
| 21 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:21.961 |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:22.088 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — | 1:22.828 |
| 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:22.938 |
| 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:22.990 |
| 26 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:23.888 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | — |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 2 | — |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 | — |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | — |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 6 | — |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 7 | — |
| 8 | James Hunt | Wolf | 8 | — |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | — |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | — |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 11 | — |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 12 | — |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 14 | — |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 15 | — |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | — |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | — |
| 18 | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | — |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | — |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 21 | — |
| 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 23 | — |
| 22 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 24 | — |
| 23 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 25 | — |
| 24 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | 1:21.200 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | 20 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | 18 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | 13 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | 12 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 11 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 8 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 5 |
| 8 | John Watson | 4 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | 4 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | 3 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | 1 |
