Automobil-Weltmeisterschaft
Saison | USA East Grand Prix Watkins Glen (Watkins Glen International) |
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| Qualifikation | ||||||||
| Pos | Nr | Fahrer | Nat | Chassis | Motor | Zeit | Abstand | km/h |
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones |  |
Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1:35.615 | 204.633 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nelson Piquet |  |
Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 1:36.914 | + 1.299 | 201.890 |
| 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:36.948 | + 1.333 | 201.820 |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |  |
Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 1:37.066 | + 1.451 | 201.574 |
| 5 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni |  |
Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1:37.128 | + 1.513 | 201.446 |
| 6 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann |  |
Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1:37.872 | + 2.257 | 199.914 |
| 7 | 16 | René Arnoux | |
Renault | Renault | 1:38.195 | + 2.580 | 199.257 |
| 8 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
Renault | Renault | 1:38.218 | + 2.603 | 199.210 |
| 9 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | |
Brabham | Ford Cosworth | 1:38.509 | + 2.894 | 198.621 |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | |
Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1:38.823 | + 3.208 | 197.990 |
| 11 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | |
Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1:38.945 | + 3.330 | 197.746 |
| 12 | 20 | Keke Rosberg |  |
Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 1:39.035 | + 3.420 | 197.567 |
| 13 | 7 | John Watson |  |
McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1:39.233 | + 3.618 | 197.172 |
| 14 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |  |
ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1:39.329 | + 3.714 | 196.982 |
| 15 | 33 | Derek Daly |  |
Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1:39.468 | + 3.853 | 196.706 |
| 16 | 11 | Jody Scheckter |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:39.576 | + 3.961 | 196.493 |
| 17 | 1 | Mario Andretti |  |
Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1:40.144 | + 4.529 | 195.379 |
| 18 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli |  |
Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 1:40.277 | + 4.662 | 195.120 |
| 19 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | |
Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1:40.337 | + 4.722 | 195.003 |
| 20 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | |
Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1:40.625 | + 5.010 | 194.445 |
| 21 | 22 | Marc Surer | |
Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1:40.635 | + 5.020 | 194.425 |
| 22 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | |
McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1:40.731 | + 5.116 | 194.240 |
| 23 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 1:40.741 | + 5.126 | 194.221 |
| 24 | 25 | Jacky Ickx |  |
Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 1:40.745 | + 5.130 | 194.213 |