Pit Lane F1
1979 Season - Round 15 - 1979-10-07
Gilles Villeneuve won the 1979 United States Grand Prix for Ferrari, with René Arnoux (Renault) second and Didier Pironi (Tyrrell) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Elio de Angelis (Shadow) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P4 at the flag â a 16-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1979 United States Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 7 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Elio de Angelis |
| Shadow |
| 20 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 14 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 2 | Transmission | 0 |
| 9 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | Tyre | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | Wheel | 0 |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| 15 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
