United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach
- Race Date:April 8, 1979
- Round:4
Race Results
| Position | Car Number | DriverName | Constructor | Laps | TotalTime | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve |
 Ferrari |
80 | 1:50:25.40 | 9.0 |
| 2 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter |
Ferrari |
80 | +29.38 | 6.0 |
| 3 | 27 |  Alan Jones |
 Williams |
80 | +59.69 | 4.0 |
| 4 | 1 |  Mario Andretti |
Team Lotus |
80 | +1:04.33 | 3.0 |
| 5 | 25 |  Patrick Depailler |
Ligier |
80 | +1:23.52 | 2.0 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Tyrrell |
79 | None | 1.0 |
| 7 | 18 | Elio de Angelis |
Shadow |
78 | None | 0.0 |
| 8 | 6 |  Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
78 | None | 0.0 |
| 9 | 30 |  Jochen Mass |
Arrows |
78 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 3 | Didier Pironi |
Tyrrell |
72 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 31 |  Hector Rebaque |
Team Lotus |
71 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 22 |  Derek Daly |
Ensign |
69 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 7 | John Watson |
McLaren |
62 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
ATS |
49 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Williams |
48 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 17 |  Jan Lammers |
Shadow |
47 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows |
40 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Team Lotus |
21 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi |
19 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 24 | Arturo Merzario |
Merzario |
13 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier |
8 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 20 | James Hunt |
Wolf |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 5 |  Niki Lauda |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 8 | Patrick Tambay |
McLaren |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault |
0 | None | 0.0 |