Round 4 · 1979
United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach, USA · Sun 8 Apr · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 1:50:25.400 | 9 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | +29.380 | 6 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | +59.690 | 4 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Borgward | 6 | +1:04.330 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 | +1:23.520 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 13 | +2 Laps | |
| — | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | Disqualified | |
| — | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Borgward | 23 | Accident | |
| — | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | Accident | |
| — | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | Injection | |
| — | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 21 | Disqualified | |
| — | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 15 | Engine | |
| — | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 14 | Suspension | |
| — | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | Brakes | |
| — | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Borgward | 2 | Transmission | |
| — | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | Transmission | |
| — | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | Engine | |
| — | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | Brakes | |
| — | James Hunt | Wolf | 8 | Transmission | |
| — | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | Accident | |
| — | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | Collision | |
| — | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | Withdrew | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | Withdrew |