The 1979 United States Grand Prix started October 7th, 1979 at 01:00 on Watkins Glen in New York State, USA. Alan Jones started from pole position with Nelson Piquet next to him. Gilles Villeneuve started from third place.
After 1 hour, 52 minutes and 17 seconds Gilles Villeneuve finished the race first. The podium was completed with René Arnoux in second and Didier Pironi in third place.
After the 1979 United States Grand Prix, Jody Scheckter is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 51 points. Scheckter is 4 points ahead of Gilles Villeneuve.
After 1 hour, 52 minutes and 17 seconds Gilles Villeneuve finished the race first. The podium was completed with René Arnoux in second and Didier Pironi in third place.
After the 1979 United States Grand Prix, Jody Scheckter is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 51 points. Scheckter is 4 points ahead of Gilles Villeneuve.
Circuit
Location
New York State, USA
Date
October 7th, 1979 at 01:00
Round
15/15
Winner
Gilles Villeneuve
Winning time
1:52:17.734
Pole position
Alan Jones
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:52:17.734 | 3 | 59 | 9 |
| 2 5 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | +48.787 | 7 | 59 | 6 |
| 3 7 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +53.199 | 10 | 59 | 4 |
| 4 16 | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +1:30.512 | 20 | 59 | 3 |
| 5 9 | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | +1:41.259 | 14 | 59 | 2 |
| 6 7 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 13 | 58 | 1 |
| 7 16 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +5 Laps | 23 | 54 | 0 |
| - | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | DNF (Transmission) | 2 | 53 | 0 |
| - | #33 Derek Daly | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 15 | 52 | 0 |
| - | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | DNF (Tyre) | 16 | 48 | 0 |
| - | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Suspension) | 19 | 44 | 0 |
| - | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Wheel) | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| - | #22 Marc Surer | Ensign | DNF (Engine) | 21 | 32 | 0 |
| - | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| - | #5 Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | DNF (Spun off) | 9 | 25 | 0 |
| - | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 8 | 24 | 0 |
| - | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | DNF (Accident) | 12 | 20 | 0 |
| - | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 22 | 20 | 0 |
| - | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 11 | 18 | 0 |
| - | #1 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | DNF (Spun off) | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Spun off) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| - | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | DNF (Spun off) | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| - | #35 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Spun off) | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #36 Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #31 Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #19 Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | 51 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 7 | 47 | -4 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 5 | 40 | -11 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 6 | 36 | -15 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 5 | 29 | -22 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 20 | -31 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 4 | 20 | -31 | |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | 17 | -34 | |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 15 | -36 | |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 2 | 14 | -37 | |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 2 | 14 | -37 | |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 14 | -37 | |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 | -42 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | 4 | -47 | ||
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 3 | -48 | ||
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 3 | -48 | ||
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 3 | -48 | ||
| 18 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 3 | -48 | ||
| 19 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 2 | -49 | ||
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2 | -49 | ||
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | -50 | ||
| 22 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | 0 | -51 | ||
| 23 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | -51 | ||
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -51 | ||
| 25 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 0 | -51 | ||
| 26 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 0 | -51 | ||
| 27 | James Hunt | Wolf | 0 | -51 | ||
| 28 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 0 | -51 | ||
| 29 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 0 | -51 | ||
| 30 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -51 | ||
| 31 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 0 | -51 | ||
| 32 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -51 | ||
| 33 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 0 | -51 | ||
| 34 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | -51 | ||
| 35 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Merzario | 0 | -51 | ||
| 36 | Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | 0 | -51 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 13 | 113 | |
| 2 | Williams | 5 | 10 | 75 | -38 |
| 3 | Ligier | 3 | 8 | 61 | -52 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 5 | 39 | -74 | |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 4 | 28 | -85 | |
| 6 | Renault | 1 | 4 | 26 | -87 |
| 7 | McLaren | 1 | 15 | -98 | |
| 8 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | -106 | ||
| 9 | Arrows | 5 | -108 | ||
| 10 | Shadow | 3 | -110 | ||
| 11 | ATS | 2 | -111 | ||
| 12 | Fittipaldi | 1 | -112 | ||
| 13 | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -113 | ||
| 14 | Wolf | 0 | -113 | ||
| 15 | Ensign | 0 | -113 | ||
| 16 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -113 | ||
| 17 | Rebaque | 0 | -113 | ||
| 18 | Merzario | 0 | -113 | ||
| 19 | Kauhsen | 0 | -113 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Carlos Sainz | 1:38.139 - Yuki Tsunoda | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Charles Leclerc | 1:38.788 - George Russell | Carlos Sainz |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:38.485 - Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | 1:36.169 - Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2018 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:37.392 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:37.766 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:39.877 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:40.666 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:41.379 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Romain Grosjean | Mark Webber | 1:39.856 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Fernando Alonso | 1:39.347 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:13.117 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:12.719 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Tiago Monteiro | 1:11.497 - Michael Schumacher | Jarno Trulli |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Takuma Sato | 1:10.399 - Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Kimi Räikkönen | |
| 2002 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #3 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Jean Alesi | Thierry Boutsen | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Riccardo Patrese | Eddie Cheever | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | Bruno Giacomelli | |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | Jody Scheckter | Mario Andretti | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Mario Andretti | Jody Scheckter | James Hunt | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Pace | James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1972 | #1 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1971 | #9 François Cevert | Jo Siffert | Ronnie Peterson | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #24 Emerson Fittipaldi | Pedro Rodríguez | Reine Wisell | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #2 Jochen Rindt | Piers Courage | John Surtees | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1968 | #15 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | John Surtees | Mario Andretti | |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #1 Jim Clark | Jochen Rindt | John Surtees | Jack Brabham | |
| 1965 | #3 Graham Hill | Dan Gurney | Jack Brabham | Graham Hill | |
| 1964 | #3 Graham Hill | John Surtees | Jo Siffert | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #1 Graham Hill | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | Graham Hill | |
| 1962 | #8 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #15 Innes Ireland | Dan Gurney | Tony Brooks | Jack Brabham | |
| 1960 | #5 Stirling Moss | Innes Ireland | Bruce McLaren | Stirling Moss | |
| 1959 | #9 Bruce McLaren | Maurice Trintignant | Tony Brooks | Stirling Moss |