Round 4 of 15 · California · 8 April 1979, Sunday
United States Grand Prix West
Key highlights
Villeneuve
pole position
80
laps
9
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:50:25.40 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +29.38 | 6 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | +59.69 | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +1:04.33 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | +1:23.52 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +2 Laps | |
| DSQ | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Disqualified | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Accident | |
| DNF | Derek Daly | Ensign | Accident | |
| DNF | John Watson | McLaren | Injection | |
| DSQ | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Disqualified | |
| DNF | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Engine | |
| DNF | Jan Lammers | Shadow | Suspension | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Brakes | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | Transmission | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Transmission | |
| DNF | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Engine | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Brakes | |
| DNF | James Hunt | Wolf | Transmission | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Accident | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Collision | |
| WD | René Arnoux | Renault | Withdrew | |
| WD | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Withdrew |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DSQ
- Disqualified
- WD
- Withdrew