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GP of the USA east Watkins Glen 7-10-1979, 59 laps of 5.435 m, Total distance
320.651 m
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team-engine | Diff | Reason |
| 1 | - | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T4 | 1:52:17.734 | - |
| 2 | - | René Arnoux | Renault RS10 | -48.787 | - |
| 3 | - | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford 009 | -53.199 | - |
| 4 | - | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford DN9 | -1:30.512 | - |
| 5 | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford D3 | -1:41.259 | - |
| 6 | - | John Watson | McLaren-Ford M29 | -1 lap | - |
| 7 | - | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Ford F6 A | -5 laps | - |
| 8 | - | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford BT49 | -6 laps | Transmission |
| 9 | - | Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford 009 | -7 laps | Spun |
| 10 | - | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari 312T4 | -11 laps | Tyre |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford A2 | -15 laps | Rear suspension |
| 12 | - | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford FW07 | -23 laps | Wheel |
| 13 | - | Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford N179 | -27 laps | Engine |
| 14 | - | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford FW07 | -30 laps | Collision |
| 15 | - | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford BT49 | -34 laps | Spun |
| 16 | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault RS10 | -35 laps | Engine |
| 17 | - | Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford WR8/9 | -39 laps | Collision |
| 18 | - | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford M29 | -39 laps | Engine |
| 19 | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford 009 | -41 lap | Collision |
| 20 | - | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford 79 | -43 laps | Gearbox |
| 21 | - | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford 79 | -53 laps | Spun |
| 22 | - | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford JS11 | -56 laps | Spun |
| 23 | - | Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford JS11 | -57 laps | Spun |
| 24 | - | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo 179 | -59 laps | Spun |
| 25 | - | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo 179 | DNQ | - |
| 26 | - | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford A2 | DNQ | - |
| 27 | - | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford DN9 | DNQ | - |
| 28 | - | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque-Ford HR100 | DNQ | - |
| 29 | - | Alex Ribeiro-Dias | Copersucar-Ford F6 A | DNQ | - |
| 30 | - | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford A4 | DNQ | - |