1979 · Round 4 · Race USA West Grand Prix
Streets of Long Beach, United States
Sunday, April 08, 1979
Streets of Long Beach, United States
Sunday, April 08, 1979
Winner
VIL
1:50:25.400
Winning margin
+29.380
to SCH
From pole
—
Grid not recorded
Fastest lap
—
Not recorded
Biggest climb
—
Classified
9/24
13 retirements
SCH
Jody Scheckter
+29.380
VIL
Gilles Villeneuve
1:50:25.400
JON
Alan Jones
+59.690
Finishing order, gaps, grid places and points where recorded
| Pos | Driver | Laps | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | VILFerrari · Ferrari 312T4B ~ Ferrari 312T3 ~ Ferrari 312T4 | 80 | 1:50:25.400 | 9 |
| 02 | SCHFerrari · Ferrari 312T4B ~ Ferrari 312T3 ~ Ferrari 312T4 | 80 | +29.380 | 6 |
| 03 | JONWilliams · Williams FW06 ~ Williams FW07 · Cosworth | 80 | +59.690 | 4 |
| 04 | ANDTeam Lotus · Lotus 79 Cosworth ~ Lotus 80 Cosworth · Cosworth | 80 | +64.330 | 3 |
| 05 | DEPLigier · Ligier JS11 · Cosworth | 80 | +83.520 | 2 |
| 06 | JARTyrrell · Tyrrell 009 · Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 07 | DEAShadow · Shadow DN9 · Cosworth | 78 | +2 lap | — |
| 08 | PIQBrabham · Brabham BT46 ~ Brabham BT48 ~ Brabham BT49 · Alfa Romeo | 78 | +2 lap | — |
| 09 | MASArrows · Arrows A1B Cosworth ~ Arrows A2 Cosworth | 78 | +2 lap | — |
| — | PIRTyrrell · Tyrrell 009 · Cosworth | 72 | DSQ | — |
| — | STUATS (Germany) · D2 D3 · Cosworth | 49 | DSQ | — |
| — | REBRebaque · Lotus 79 Cosworth ~ Lotus 80 Cosworth · Cosworth | 71 | DNF | — |
| — | DALEnsign · Ensign N177 ~ Ensign N179 · Cosworth | 69 | DNF | — |
| — | WATMcLaren · McLaren M28B ~ McLaren M28C ~ McLaren M26 ~ McLaren M28 ~ McLaren M29 · Cosworth | 62 | DNF | — |
| — | REGWilliams · Williams FW06 ~ Williams FW07 · Cosworth | 48 | DNF | — |
| — | LAMShadow · Shadow DN9 · Cosworth | 47 | DNF | — |
| — | PATArrows · Arrows A1B Cosworth ~ Arrows A2 Cosworth | 40 | DNF | — |
| — | REUTeam Lotus · Lotus 79 Cosworth ~ Lotus 80 Cosworth · Cosworth | 21 | DNF | — |
| — | FITFittipaldi · Fittipaldi Copersucar F5A ~ Fittipaldi Copersucar F6A ~ Fittipaldi Copersucar F6 · Cosworth | 19 | DNF | — |
| — | MERMerzario · Merzario A4 · Cosworth | 13 | DNF | — |
| — | LAFLigier · Ligier JS11 · Cosworth | 8 | DNF | — |
| — | HUNWolf · Wolf WR7 ~ Wolf WR8 ~ Wolf WR9 · Cosworth | — | DNF | — |
| — | LAUBrabham · Brabham BT46 ~ Brabham BT48 ~ Brabham BT49 · Alfa Romeo | — | DNF | — |
| — | TAMMcLaren · McLaren M28B ~ McLaren M28C ~ McLaren M26 ~ McLaren M28 ~ McLaren M29 · Cosworth | — | DNF | — |