The 1979 USA East Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Watkins Glen, United States on Sunday, 7 October 1979. Alan Jones started on pole position in the Williams Ford and Gilles Villeneuve was the race winner for Ferrari.
1979 USA East Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 59 | 1:52:17.734 | 1:52:17.734 | - | - | 1:42.029 | 38 | 171.332 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 59 | +48.787 | 1:53:06.521 | +48.787 | +48.787 | 1:41.322 | 48 | 170.100 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +53.199 | 1:53:10.933 | +53.199 | +4.412 | 1:42.108 | 56 | 169.990 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:30.512 | 1:53:48.246 | +1:30.512 | +37.313 | 1:42.147 | 41 | 169.061 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1:41.259 | 1:53:58.993 | +1:41.259 | +10.747 | 1:43.400 | 44 | 168.795 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:40.264 | 52 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 4 laps | 1:53.048 | 48 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 53 | Transmission | 1:40.054 | 51 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 33 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 52 | Spun Off | 1:42.887 | 49 | 15 | |||||
| DNF | 11 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 48 | Tyre | 1:43.574 | 45 | 16 | |||||
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 44 | Suspension | 1:46.278 | 4 | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 36 | Wheel | 1:47.622 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 22 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 32 | Engine | 1:57.377 | 30 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 29 | Accident | 1:48.378 | 29 | 5 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Argentina | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 25 | Spun Off | 2:02.393 | 25 | 9 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 24 | Engine | 1:59.042 | 17 | 8 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Accident | 2:01.546 | 17 | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 20 | Engine | 2:03.637 | 15 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 18 | Accident | 2:00.685 | 17 | 11 | |||||
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Gearbox | 2:04.813 | 14 | 17 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Spun off | 2:01.981 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 3 | Spun Off | 2:08.018 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| DNF | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 2 | Spun Off | 2:10.062 | 1 | 24 | |||||
| DNF | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | Spun Off | 18 | ||||||||
| DNQ | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Rebaque Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear |