US East Grand Prix 1979
Watkins Glen
7 October
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari 59 1h52m17.734s 9 3
2 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS10 Renault 59 1h53m06.521s 6 7
3 03 Didier Pironi FRA Candy Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 009 Ford 59 1h53m10.933s 4 10
4 18 Elio De Angelis ITA Interscope Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 59 1h53m48.246s 3 20
5 09 Hans Joachim Stuck GER ATS Wheels ATS D3 Ford 59 1h53m58.993s 2 14
6 07 John Watson GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M29 Ford 58 - 1 13
7 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F6A Ford 54 - - 23
8 06 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49 Ford 53 Driveshaft - 2
R 33 Derek Daly IRL Candy Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 009 Ford 52 Accident - 15
R 11 Jody Scheckter ZA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari 48 Burst Tyre - 16
R 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A2 Ford 44 Suspension - 19
R 27 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW07 Ford 36 Lost Wheel - 1
R 22 Marc Surer CH Team Ensign Ensign N179 Ford 32 Engine - 21
R 28 Clay Regazzoni CH Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW07 Ford 29 Accident - 5
R 05 Ricardo Zunino ARG Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49 Ford 25 Accident - 9
R 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS10 Renault 24 Camshaft Belt - 8
R 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M29 Ford 20 Engine - 22
R 20 Keke Rosberg FIN Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Wolf WR8/9 Ford 20 Accident - 12
R 04 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Candy Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 009 Ford 18 Accident - 12
R 01 Mario Andretti USA Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 16 Gearbox - 17
R 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 6 Accident - 6
R 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 Ford 3 Accident - 4
R 25 Jacky Ickx BEL Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 Ford 2 Accident - 24
R 35 Bruno Giacomelli ITA Autodelta Alfa Roméo 179 Alfa Roméo 0 Accident - 18
DNQ 36 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Autodelta Alfa Roméo 179 Alfa Roméo - - - -
DNQ 30 Jochen Mass GER Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A2 Ford - - - -
DNQ 17 Jan Lammers NED Samson Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford - - - -
DNQ 31 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Rebaque HR100 Ford - - - -
DNQ 19 Alex Ribeiro BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F6A Ford - - - -
DNQ 24 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A2 Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Gilles Villeneuve1-31, 37-5954
Alan Jones32-365

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m35.615s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m40.054s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Jody Scheckter ZA 51 (60)
2 Gilles Villeneuve CAN 47 (53)
3 Alan Jones AUS 40 (43)
4 Jacques Laffite FRA 36
5 Clay Regazzoni CH 29 (32)
6= Carlos Reutemann ARG 20 (25)
6= Patrick Depailler FRA 20 (22)