1979 United States Grand Prix West
- Date
- 8 Apr 1979
- Circuit
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Round
- 4 of 15
- Winner
- Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 80 | 1:50:25.40 | 9 | |
| 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | +29.38 | 6 | |
| 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | 80 | +59.69 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 80 | +1:04.33 | 3 | |
| 5 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 | 80 | +1:23.52 | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 7 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 13 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | 72 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 71 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | 69 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | 62 | Injection | 0 | |
| D | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 21 | 49 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 15 | 48 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 14 | 47 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | 40 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 2 | 21 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | 19 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 8 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | 8 | 0 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | Ligier | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Arrows | 0 | 0 |