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Results 1979
United States Grand Prix West 1979
United States - Long Beach - 8 April 1979
United States Grand Prix West - 8 April 1979
| 1 |  Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari | 1:50'25.40 |
| 2 |  Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari | + 29.38 |
| 3 |  Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams-Ford | + 59.69 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Lotus-Ford | + 1'04.33 |
| 5 |  Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Ligier-Ford | + 1'23.52 |
| 6 | Jean Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Tyrrell-Ford | + 1 Lap |
| 7 |  Elio De Angelis (ITA) | Shadow-Ford | + 2 Laps |
| 8 |  Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham-Ford | + 2 Laps |
| 9 |  Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows-Ford | + 2 Laps |
| 10 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell-Ford | Out |
| 11 |  Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Rebaque-Ford | Out |
| 12 |  Derek Daly (IRL) | Tyrrell-Ford | Out |
| 13 |  John Marshall Watson (IRN) | Mclaren-Ford | Out |
| 14 | Hans Joachim Stuck (GER) | Ats-Ford | Out |
| 15 |  Clay Regazzoni (SWI) | Williams-Ford | Out |
| 16 |  Jan Lammers (NED) | Shadow-Ford | Out |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows-Ford | Out |
| 18 |  Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Lotus-Ford | Out |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi-Ford | Out |
| 20 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario-Ford | Out |
| 21 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier-Ford | Out |
| 22 |  James Hunt (GBR) | Wolf-Ford | Out |
