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GP of the USA west Long Beach 8-4-1979, 80,5 laps of 3.251 m, Total distance
261.706 m
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team-engine | Diff | Reason |
| 1 | - | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T4 | 1:50:25.40 | - |
| 2 | - | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari 312T4 | -29.38 | - |
| 3 | - | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford FW06 | -59.69 | - |
| 4 | - | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford 79 | -1:04.33 | - |
| 5 | - | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford JS11 | -1:23.52 | - |
| 6 | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford 009 | -1 lap | - |
| 7 | - | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford DN9 | -2 laps | - |
| 8 | - | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 | -2 laps | - |
| 9 | - | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford A1B | -2 laps | - |
| 10 | - | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford 009 | -8 laps | Disqualified |
| 11 | - | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford 79 | -9 laps | Collision |
| 12 | - | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford N179 | -11 laps | Collision |
| 13 | - | John Watson | McLaren-Ford M28 | -18 laps | Injection |
| 14 | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford D2 | -31 lap | Disqualified |
| 15 | - | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford FW06 | -32 laps | Engine |
| 16 | - | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford DN9 | -33 laps | Suspension |
| 17 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford A1B | -40 laps | Brakes |
| 18 | - | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford 79 | -59 laps | Transmission |
| 19 | - | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Ford F5A | -61 lap | Transmission |
| 20 | - | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford A1B | -67 laps | Engine |
| 21 | - | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford JS11 | -72 laps | Brakes |
| 22 | - | James Hunt | Wolf-Ford WR8 | -80 laps | Transmission |
| 23 | - | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford M28 | -80 laps | Collision |
| 24 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 | -80 laps | Collision |
| 25 | - | René Arnoux | Renault RS01 | DNS | Collision |
| 26 | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault RS01 | DNS | Unknown |