1979 USA EAST GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
07 Oct 1979
Watkins Glen International, United States
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 59 | 1:52:17.734 | 9 |
| 2 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 59 | +48.787s | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 59 | +53.199s | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Shadow Ford | 59 | +90.512s | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | ATS Ford | 59 | +101.259s | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 58 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 54 | +5 laps | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 53 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 33 | Derek DalyDAL | Tyrrell Ford | 52 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 11 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Ferrari | 48 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 44 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 36 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Marc SurerSUR | Ensign Ford | 32 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 28 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Williams Ford | 29 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Ricardo ZuninoZUN | Brabham Ford | 25 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 24 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 20 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Keke RosbergROS | Wolf Ford | 20 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 4 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Tyrrell Ford | 18 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 16 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Lotus Ford | 6 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Ford | 3 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 25 | Jacky IckxICK | Ligier Ford | 2 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 35 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 0 | DNF | 0 |