1979 USA WEST GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
08 Apr 1979
Long Beach Street Circuit, United States
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 80 | 1:50:25.400 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Ferrari | 80 | +29.380s | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 80 | +59.690s | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 80 | +64.330s | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Ligier Ford | 80 | +83.520s | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Tyrrell Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Shadow Ford | 78 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 78 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | Jochen MassMAS | Arrows Ford | 78 | +2 laps | 0 |
| DQ | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 72 | DSQ | 0 |
| NC | 31 | Hector RebaqueREB | Lotus Ford | 71 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Derek DalyDAL | Ensign Ford | 69 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 62 | DNF | 0 |
| DQ | 9 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | ATS Ford | 49 | DSQ | 0 |
| NC | 28 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Williams Ford | 48 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Jan LammersLAM | Shadow Ford | 47 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 40 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Lotus Ford | 21 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 19 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 24 | Arturo MerzarioMER | Merzario Ford | 13 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Ford | 8 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | James HuntHUN | Wolf Ford | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 0 | DNF | 0 |