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🇺🇸 United States Grand Prix
7 October 1979 · Watkins Glen
Head to head · 1979
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Season snapshot
Drivers' champion
FERJody Scheckter
Ferrari
Constructors' champion
FERFerrari
113 points
Classified drivers
34
Total drivers in standings
Classified teams
18
Total constructors in standings
Standings
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Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
Car · 312T3 / 312T4 / 312T4B
Points
51
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Car · 312T3 / 312T4 / 312T4B
Points
47
Alan Jones
Williams
Car · FW06 / FW07
Points
40
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Car · JS11
Points
36
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
Car · FW06 / FW07
Points
29
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
Car · JS11
Points
20
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
Points
20
René Arnoux
Renault
Car · RS01 / RS10
Points
17
John Watson
McLaren
Car · M26 / M28 / M28B / M28C / M29
Points
15
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
Car · 009
Points
14
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
Car · 009
Points
14
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
Points
14
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
Car · RS01 / RS10
Points
9
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford
Points
4
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
Car · DN9
Points
3
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford
Points
3
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
Car · JS11
Points
3
Jochen Mass
Arrows
Car · A1 / A2
Points
3
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
Car · D2 / D3
Points
2
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
Car · A1 / A2
Points
2
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
Car · F5A / F6 / F6A
Points
1
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus, Rebaque
Car · HR100
Points
0
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
Car · M26 / M28 / M28B / M28C / M29
Points
0
Ricardo Zunino
Brabham-Ford
Points
0
Geoff Lees
Tyrrell
Car · 009
Points
0
Derek Daly
Ensign, Tyrrell
Car · N177 / N179, 009
Points
0
James Hunt
Wolf
Car · WR7 / WR8 / WR9
Points
0
Jan Lammers
Shadow
Car · DN9
Points
0
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
Car · WR7 / WR8 / WR9
Points
0
Vittorio Brambilla
Alfa Romeo
Car · 177 / 179
Points
0
Patrick Gaillard
Ensign
Car · N177 / N179
Points
0
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
Car · 177 / 179
Points
0
Marc Surer
Ensign
Car · N177 / N179
Points
0
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
Car · A1B / A2 / A4
Points
0
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FER Jody Scheckter South African | Ferrari 312T3 / 312T4 / 312T4B | South African | 51 |
| 2 | FER Gilles Villeneuve Canadian | Ferrari 312T3 / 312T4 / 312T4B | Canadian | 47 |
| 3 | WIL Alan Jones Australian | Williams FW06 / FW07 | Australian | 40 |
| 4 | LIG Jacques Laffite French | Ligier JS11 | French | 36 |
| 5 | WIL Clay Regazzoni Swiss | Williams FW06 / FW07 | Swiss | 29 |
| 6 | LIG Patrick Depailler French | Ligier JS11 | French | 20 |
| 7 | TEA Carlos Reutemann Argentine | Team Lotus | Argentine | 20 |
| 8 | REN René Arnoux French | Renault RS01 / RS10 | French | 17 |
| 9 | MCL John Watson British | McLaren M26 / M28 / M28B / M28C / M29 | British | 15 |
| 10 | TYR Didier Pironi French | Tyrrell 009 | French | 14 |
| 11 | TYR Jean-Pierre Jarier French | Tyrrell 009 | French | 14 |
| 12 | TEA Mario Andretti American | Team Lotus | American | 14 |
| 13 | REN Jean-Pierre Jabouille French | Renault RS01 / RS10 | French | 9 |
| 14 | BRA Niki Lauda Austrian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford | Austrian | 4 |
| 15 | SHA Elio de Angelis Italian | Shadow DN9 | Italian | 3 |
| 16 | BRA Nelson Piquet Brazilian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford | Brazilian | 3 |
| 17 | LIG Jacky Ickx Belgian | Ligier JS11 | Belgian | 3 |
| 18 | ARR Jochen Mass German | Arrows A1 / A2 | German | 3 |
| 19 | ATS Hans-Joachim Stuck German | ATS D2 / D3 | German | 2 |
| 20 | ARR Riccardo Patrese Italian | Arrows A1 / A2 | Italian | 2 |
| 21 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Brazilian | Fittipaldi F5A / F6 / F6A | Brazilian | 1 |
| — | TEA Hector Rebaque Mexican | Team Lotus, Rebaque HR100 | Mexican | 0 |
| — | MCL Patrick Tambay French | McLaren M26 / M28 / M28B / M28C / M29 | French | 0 |
| — | BRA Ricardo Zunino Argentine | Brabham-Ford | Argentine | 0 |
| — | TYR Geoff Lees British | Tyrrell 009 | British | 0 |
| — | ENS Derek Daly Irish | Ensign, Tyrrell N177 / N179, 009 | Irish | 0 |
| — | WLF James Hunt British | Wolf WR7 / WR8 / WR9 | British | 0 |
| — | SHA Jan Lammers Dutch | Shadow DN9 | Dutch | 0 |
| — | WLF Keke Rosberg Finnish | Wolf WR7 / WR8 / WR9 | Finnish | 0 |
| — | ALF Vittorio Brambilla Italian | Alfa Romeo 177 / 179 | Italian | 0 |
| — | ENS Patrick Gaillard French | Ensign N177 / N179 | French | 0 |
| — | ALF Bruno Giacomelli Italian | Alfa Romeo 177 / 179 | Italian | 0 |
| — | ENS Marc Surer Swiss | Ensign N177 / N179 | Swiss | 0 |
| — | MER Arturo Merzario Italian | Merzario A1B / A2 / A4 | Italian | 0 |