Round 4 · 1979

United States West

Long Beach
Country
United States Of America
Length
3.275 km
Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
FL Ferrari 1 – 9
2
Jody Scheckter Ferrari
 Ferrari 3 +29.380 6
3
Alan Jones Williams
 Williams 10 +59.690 4
4
Mario Andretti Lotus
 Lotus 6 +1:04.330 3
5
Patrick Depailler Ligier
 Ligier 4 +1:23.520 2
6
Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 7 +1 lap 1
7
Elio De Angelis Shadow
 Shadow 20 +2 laps –
8
Nelson Piquet Brabham
 Brabham 12 +2 laps –
9
Jochen Mass Arrows
 Arrows 13 +2 laps –
DNF
Héctor Rebaque Lotus
 Lotus 23 Accident –
DNF
Derek Daly Ensign
 Ensign 24 Accident –
DNF
John Watson McLaren
 McLaren 18 Injection –
DNF
Clay Regazzoni Williams
 Williams 15 Engine –
DNF
Jan Lammers Shadow
 Shadow 14 Suspension –
DNF
Riccardo Patrese Arrows
 Arrows 9 Brakes –
DNF
Carlos Reutemann Lotus
 Lotus 2 Transmission –
DNF
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi
 Fittipaldi 16 Transmission –
DNF
Arturo Merzario Merzario
 Merzario 22 Engine –
DNF
Jacques Laffite Ligier
 Ligier 5 Brakes –
DNF
James Hunt Wolf
 Wolf 8 Transmission –
DNF
Niki Lauda Brabham
 Brabham 11 Accident –
DNF
Patrick Tambay McLaren
 McLaren 19 Collision –
DNF
Didier Pironi Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 17 Push start –
DNF
Hans-Joachim Stuck Ats Wheels
 Ats Wheels 21 Push start –
DNF
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault
 Renault – Injury in practice –
DNF
René Arnoux Renault
 Renault – Withdrew –