Race results
Race startSeptember 29, 1979 at 20:00Eastern Daylight Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:52:06.892 | 72 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1.080 | 72 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +1:13.656 | 72 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 71 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 71 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +2 Laps | 70 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | +4 Laps | 68 | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +5 Laps | 67 | 15 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | +5 Laps | 67 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Out of fuel) | 66 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | DNF (Gearbox) | 61 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Fuel system) | 52 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | DNF (Gearbox) | 47 | 16 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 33 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 28 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | DNF (Chassis) | 26 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Brakes) | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | DNF (Ignition) | 24 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | DNF (Suspension) | 23 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Spun off) | 20 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 19 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Accident) | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | DNF (Accident) | 14 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Engine) | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | 0 | 0 |