Round 15 | Watkins Glen
United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, 1979-10-07. Gilles Villeneuve won it for Ferrari. Podium: Gilles Villeneuve, René Arnoux, Didier Pironi.
Winner
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Watkins Glen
USA
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 59 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 7 | 59 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 59 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 59 | Finished | 3.0 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 14 | 59 | Finished | 2.0 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 13 | 58 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 23 | 54 | +5 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 2 | 53 | Transmission | 0.0 |
| R | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 15 | 52 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 16 | 48 | Tyre | 0.0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 44 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 36 | Wheel | 0.0 |
| R | Marc Surer | Ensign | 21 | 32 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 5 | 29 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 9 | 25 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 8 | 24 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 12 | 20 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 22 | 20 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 11 | 18 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 17 | 16 | Gearbox | 0.0 |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 6 | 6 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 3 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 24 | 2 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 0 | Spun off | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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