Pit Lane F1
1979 Season - Round 4 - 1979-04-08
Gilles Villeneuve won the 1979 United States Grand Prix West from pole position, leading Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) and Alan Jones (Williams) home for Ferrari.
Elio de Angelis (Shadow) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 17 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1979 United States Grand Prix West, completing round 4 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 | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Mario Andretti |
| Team Lotus |
| 6 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 13 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 11 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | Accident | 0 |
| 12 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| 13 | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | Injection | 0 |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 21 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 14 | Suspension | 0 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | Brakes | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 2 | Transmission | 0 |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | Brakes | 0 |
| 22 | James Hunt | Wolf | 8 | Transmission | 0 |
| 23 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| 25 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
