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Results 1979
United States Grand Prix East 1979
United States - Detroit - 7 October 1979
United States Grand Prix East - 7 October 1979
| 1 |  Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari | 1:52'17.734 |
| 2 |  Rene Arnoux (FRA) | Renault | + 48.787 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell-Ford | + 53.199 |
| 4 |  Elio De Angelis (ITA) | Shadow-Ford | + 1'30.512 |
| 5 |  Hans Joachim Stuck (GER) | Ats-Ford | + 1'41.259 |
| 6 |  John Marshall Watson (IRN) | Mclaren-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 7 |  Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi-Ford | + 5 Laps |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham-Ford | Out |
| 9 |  Derek Daly (IRL) | Tyrrell-Ford | Out |
| 10 |  Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari | Out |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows-Ford | Out |
| 12 |  Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams-Ford | Out |
| 13 |  Marc Surer (SWI) | Ensign-Ford | Out |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni (SWI) | Williams-Ford | Out |
| 15 |  Ricardo Zunino (ARG) | Brabham-Ford | Out |
| 16 | Jean Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault | Out |
| 17 |  Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Wolf-Ford | Out |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Mclaren-Ford | Out |
| 19 | Jean Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Tyrrell-Ford | Out |
| 20 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Lotus-Ford | Out |
| 21 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Lotus-Ford | Out |
| 22 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier-Ford | Out |
| 23 |  Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ligier-Ford | Out |
| 24 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo | Out |
