1979· Round 4
United States Grand Prix West
7 April 1979 · Long Beach, California
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | — | 🇫🇷René Arnoux | — |
| W | — | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jabouille | — |
| 1 | 1 | 🇨🇦Gilles Villeneuve | 9 |
| R | 2 | 🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann | — |
| 2 | 3 | 🇿🇦Jody Scheckter | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | 🇦🇺Alan Jones | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | 🇺🇸Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 🇫🇷Patrick Depailler | 2 |
| R | 5 | 🇫🇷Jacques Laffite | — |
| 6 | 7 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | 🇮🇹Elio de Angelis | — |
| 8 | 12 | 🇧🇷Nelson Piquet | — |
| R | 8 | 🇬🇧James Hunt | — |
| R | 9 | 🇮🇹Riccardo Patrese | — |
| 9 | 13 | 🇩🇪Jochen Mass | — |
| R | 11 | 🇦🇹Niki Lauda | — |
| R | 14 | 🇳🇱Jan Lammers | — |
| R | 15 | 🇨🇭Clay Regazzoni | — |
| R | 16 | 🇧🇷Emerson Fittipaldi | — |
| D | 17 | 🇫🇷Didier Pironi | — |
| R | 18 | 🇬🇧John Watson | — |
| R | 19 | 🇫🇷Patrick Tambay | — |
| D | 21 | 🇩🇪Hans-Joachim Stuck | — |
| R | 22 | 🇮🇹Arturo Merzario | — |
| R | 23 | 🇲🇽Hector Rebaque | — |
| R | 24 | 🇮🇪Derek Daly | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | — | — | — |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | — | — | — |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | — | — | — |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | — | — | — |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | — | — | — |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | — | — | — |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | — | — | — |
| 8 | James Hunt | — | — | — |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | — | — | — |
| 10 | Alan Jones | — | — | — |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | — | — | — |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | — | — | — |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | — | — | — |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | — | — | — |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | — | — | — |
| 18 | John Watson | — | — | — |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay | — | — | — |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | — | — | — |
| 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | — | — | — |
| 22 | Arturo Merzario | — | — | — |
| 23 | Hector Rebaque | — | — | — |
| 24 | Derek Daly | — | — | — |