Round 4 · 8 April 1979
1979 United States Grand Prix West: results
Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) won the 1979 United States Grand Prix West, round 4 of the championship, held on 8 April 1979 at Long Beach (USA), starting from position 1. Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) and Alan Jones (Williams) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 1:50:25.400 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | +29.380 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | +59.690 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | +64.330 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 4 | +83.520 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 13 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 11 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | — | — | Accident |
| 12 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | — | — | Accident |
| 13 | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | — | — | Injection |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 21 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 14 | — | — | Suspension |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | — | — | Brakes |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 2 | — | — | Transmission |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 16 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | — | — | Brakes |
| 22 | James Hunt | Wolf | 8 | — | — | Transmission |
| 23 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 11 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | — | — | Collision |
| 25 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | Withdrew |