United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach
RACE · race
Scheduled
Imported session classification.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME / STATUS | LAPS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:58:25.318 | 75 | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | +14.660 | 75 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | +1:19.143 | 75 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +1:20.947 | 75 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 74 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 74 | 1 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 73 | 0 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | +2 Laps | 73 | 0 |
| 9 | Raul Boesel | March | +5 Laps | 70 | 0 |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | +7 Laps | 68 | 0 |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Disqualified | 75 | 0 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | Gearbox | 59 | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Spun off | 33 | 0 |
| 14 | Brian Henton | Arrows | Spun off | 32 | 0 |
| 15 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | Spun off | 27 | 0 |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Spun off | 26 | 0 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Transmission | 26 | 0 |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Spun off | 25 | 0 |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Theodore | Spun off | 23 | 0 |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Williams | Collision | 19 | 0 |
| 21 | Alain Prost | Renault | Spun off | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Spun off | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Renault | Collision | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Collision | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | Collision | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Collision | 1 | 0 |