- Winner
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Gilles Villeneuve, Jody Scheckter, and Alan Jones
- Race date
- April 8, 1979
- Pole
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Fastest lap
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Long Beach
The decisive result
Gilles Villeneuve finished first for Ferrari. Jody Scheckter is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Alan Jones 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Elio de Angelis from P20 to P7 (+13), Alan Jones from P10 to P3 (+7), and Nelson Piquet from P12 to P8 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Gilles Villeneuve started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 3 Accident, 3 Transmission, and 2 Brakes. Gilles Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.200. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.