Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Pts
P1	GV Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1	80	1:50:25.400 1:21.200	9
P2	JS Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	31	80	1:50:54.780	6
P3	AJ Alan Jones	Williams	107	80	1:51:25.090	4
P4	MA Mario Andretti	Lotus	62	80	1:51:29.730	3
P5	PD Patrick Depailler	Ligier	41	80	1:51:48.920	2
P6	JJ Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	71	79	Finished	1
P7	ED Elio De Angelis	Shadow	2013	78	Finished	0
P8	NP Nelson Piquet	Brabham	124	78	Finished	0
P9	JM Jochen Mass	Arrows	134	78	Finished	0
DNF	HR Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	23	71	Accident	0
DNF	DD Derek Daly	Ensign	24	69	Accident	0
DNF	JW John Watson	McLaren	18	62	Injection	0
DNF	CR Clay Regazzoni	Williams	15	48	Engine	0
DNF	JL Jan Lammers	Shadow	14	47	Suspension	0
DNF	RP Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	9	40	Brakes	0
DNF	CR Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	2	21	Transmission	0
DNF	EF Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	16	19	Transmission	0
DNF	AM Arturo Merzario	Merzario	22	13	Engine	0
DNF	JL Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	8	Brakes	0
DNF	JH James Hunt	Wolf	8	0	Transmission	0
DNF	NL Niki Lauda	Brabham	11	0	Accident	0
DNF	PT Patrick Tambay	McLaren	19	0	Collision	0
DSQ	DP Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	17	72	Push start	0
DSQ	HS Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	21	49	Push start	0
DNS	JJ Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault			Injury in practice	0
DNS	RA René Arnoux	Renault			Withdrew	0

Round 4

United States Grand Prix West

Long Beach

Long Beach, United States of America

Sunday, 8 April 1979

1st

2nd

3rd

Fastest Lap

1:21.200144.133 km/h

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Pts
P1	GV Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1	80	1:50:25.400 1:21.200	9
P2	JS Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	31	80	1:50:54.780	6
P3	AJ Alan Jones	Williams	107	80	1:51:25.090	4
P4	MA Mario Andretti	Lotus	62	80	1:51:29.730	3
P5	PD Patrick Depailler	Ligier	41	80	1:51:48.920	2
P6	JJ Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	71	79	Finished	1
P7	ED Elio De Angelis	Shadow	2013	78	Finished	0
P8	NP Nelson Piquet	Brabham	124	78	Finished	0
P9	JM Jochen Mass	Arrows	134	78	Finished	0
DNF	HR Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	23	71	Accident	0
DNF	DD Derek Daly	Ensign	24	69	Accident	0
DNF	JW John Watson	McLaren	18	62	Injection	0
DNF	CR Clay Regazzoni	Williams	15	48	Engine	0
DNF	JL Jan Lammers	Shadow	14	47	Suspension	0
DNF	RP Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	9	40	Brakes	0
DNF	CR Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	2	21	Transmission	0
DNF	EF Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	16	19	Transmission	0
DNF	AM Arturo Merzario	Merzario	22	13	Engine	0
DNF	JL Jacques Laffite	Ligier	5	8	Brakes	0
DNF	JH James Hunt	Wolf	8	0	Transmission	0
DNF	NL Niki Lauda	Brabham	11	0	Accident	0
DNF	PT Patrick Tambay	McLaren	19	0	Collision	0
DSQ	DP Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	17	72	Push start	0
DSQ	HS Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	21	49	Push start	0
DNS	JJ Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault			Injury in practice	0
DNS	RA René Arnoux	Renault			Withdrew	0