1979 Toyota United States Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 59 | 1:52:17.734 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 59 | 1:53:06.521 | 6 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 59 | 1:53:10.933 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 59 | 1:53:48.246 | 3 | 20 | |
| 5 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 59 | 1:53:58.993 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 58 | +1 lap | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 54 | +5 laps | — | 23 | |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 53 | Transmission | — | 2 | FL |
| DNF | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 52 | Spun off | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 48 | Tyre | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 44 | Suspension | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 36 | Wheel | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 32 | Engine | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 29 | Accident | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 25 | Spun off | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 24 | Engine | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | Engine | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 20 | Accident | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 18 | Accident | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 16 | Gearbox | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 6 | Spun off | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | Spun off | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 2 | Spun off | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Spun off | — | 18 | |
| DNQ | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Rebaque | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | — |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | — |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | — |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 5 | — |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 6 | — |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Renault | 7 | — |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 8 | — |
| 9 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | 9 | — |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | — |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 12 | — |
| 13 | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | — |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 14 | — |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 15 | — |
| 16 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | — |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 17 | — |
| 18 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | — |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | — |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | — |
| 21 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 21 | — |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 22 | — |
| 23 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | — |
| 24 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 51 | 1:40.054 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 51 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | 47 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | 40 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | 36 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 29 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | 20 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | 20 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | 17 |
| 9 | John Watson | 15 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | 14 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 14 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | 14 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | 4 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | 3 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | 3 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | 3 |
| 18 | Jochen Mass | 3 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
| 19 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 |