| «1979-15» | USA East Grand Prix - XXII United States Grand Prix |
| 1979-10-07 | Watkins Glen - Watkins Glen International - 59 laps × 5.435 km : 320.665 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.615 | 204.633 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.914 | +01.299 (+1.359%) | +01.299 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:36.948 | +01.333 (+1.394%) | +00.034 |
| 4 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.066 | +01.451 (+1.518%) | +00.118 |
| 5 | 5 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.128 | +01.513 (+1.582%) | +00.062 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.872 | +02.257 (+2.361%) | +00.744 |
| 7 | 7 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:38.195 | +02.580 (+2.698%) | +00.323 |
| 8 | 8 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:38.218 | +02.603 (+2.722%) | +00.023 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.509 | +02.894 (+3.027%) | +00.291 |
| 10 | 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.823 | +03.208 (+3.355%) | +00.314 |
| 11 | 11 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.945 | +03.330 (+3.483%) | +00.122 |
| 12 | 12 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.035 | +03.420 (+3.577%) | +00.090 |
| 13 | 13 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.233 | +03.618 (+3.784%) | +00.198 |
| 14 | 14 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.329 | +03.714 (+3.884%) | +00.096 |
| 15 | 15 | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.468 | +03.853 (+4.030%) | +00.139 |
| 16 | 16 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 01:39.576 | +03.961 (+4.143%) | +00.108 |
| 17 | 17 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.144 | +04.529 (+4.737%) | +00.568 |
| 18 | 18 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:40.277 | +04.662 (+4.876%) | +00.133 |
| 19 | 19 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.337 | +04.722 (+4.939%) | +00.060 |
| 20 | 20 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.625 | +05.010 (+5.240%) | +00.288 |
| 21 | 21 | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.635 | +05.020 (+5.250%) | +00.010 |
| 22 | 22 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.731 | +05.116 (+5.351%) | +00.096 |
| 23 | 23 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.741 | +05.126 (+5.361%) | +00.010 |
| 24 | 24 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.745 | +05.130 (+5.365%) | +00.004 |
| 25 | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 01:40.789 | +05.174 (+5.411%) | +00.044 | |
| 26 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:40.824 | +05.209 (+5.448%) | +00.035 | |
| 27 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.088 | +06.473 (+6.770%) | +01.264 | |
| 28 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.060 | +07.445 (+7.786%) | +00.972 | |
| 29 | 19 | Alex Ribeiro | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.183 | +09.568 (+10.007%) | +02.123 | |
| 30 | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.318 | +13.703 (+14.331%) | +04.135 |