Round 15 · United States
Circuit of the AmericasSunday, 7 October 1979 Finished Podium
- GVGilles Villeneuve
- RARené Arnoux
- DPDidier Pironi
Full classification
- 1Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
Finished
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2René ArnouxRenaultFinished63Didier PironiTyrrellFinished44Elio de AngelisShadowFinished35Hans-Joachim StuckATSFinished26John WatsonMcLaren+1 Lap17Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+5 Laps8Nelson PiquetBrabham-FordTransmission9Derek DalyTyrrellSpun off10Jody ScheckterFerrariTyre11Riccardo PatreseArrowsSuspension12Alan JonesWilliamsWheel13Marc SurerEnsignEngine14Clay RegazzoniWilliamsAccident15Ricardo ZuninoBrabham-FordSpun off16Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultEngine17Keke RosbergWolfAccident18Patrick TambayMcLarenEngine19Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrellAccident20Mario AndrettiTeam LotusGearbox21Carlos ReutemannTeam LotusSpun off22Jacques LaffiteLigierSpun off23Jacky IckxLigierSpun off24Bruno GiacomelliAlfa RomeoSpun offCircuit
Winner:
Gilles Villeneuve