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1979 Season
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o  Constructors' Championship
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o  Poles and Fastest Laps
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o  Lubricants
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1979 Argentine GP
1978 Brazilian GP

1979 Brazilian GP

1979 South African GP
1980 Brazilian GP
February 4, Interlagos

Event OverviewSessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest LapsLaps Led

Classification

PosCar NoDriverCar / EngineLapsTimeDifference / RetirementSpeed (km/h)
1
26
 Jacques Laffite  Ligier / Ford
40
1:40'09.64 - 188.673
2
25
 Patrick Depailler  Ligier / Ford
40
1:40'14.92 5.28 188.507
3
2
 Carlos Reutemann  Lotus / Ford
40
1:40'53.78 44.14 187.297
4
3
 Didier Pironi  Tyrrell / Ford
40
1:41'35.52 1'25.88 186.015
5
12
 Gilles Villeneuve  Ferrari / Ferrari
39
- 1 Lap -
6
11
 Jody Scheckter  Ferrari / Ferrari
39
- 1 Lap -
7
30
 Jochen Mass  Arrows / Ford
39
- 1 Lap -
8
7
 John Watson  McLaren / Ford
39
- 1 Lap -
9
29
 Riccardo Patrese  Arrows / Ford
39
- 1 Lap -
10
15
 Jean-Pierre Jabouille  Renault / Renault
39
- 1 Lap -
11
14
 Emerson Fittipaldi  Fittipaldi / Ford
39
- 1 Lap -
12
18
 Elio de Angelis  Shadow / Ford
39
- 1 Lap -
13
22
 Derek Daly  Ensign / Ford
39
- 1 Lap -
14
17
 Jan Lammers  Shadow / Ford
39
- 1 Lap -
15
28
 Clay Regazzoni  Williams / Ford
38
- 2 Laps -
ret
27
 Alan Jones  Williams / Ford
33
- Fuel system -
ret
9
 Hans-Joachim Stuck  ATS / Ford
31
- Steering -
ret
16
 René Arnoux  Renault / Renault
28
- Spun off -
ret
20
 James Hunt  Wolf / Ford
7
- Steering -
ret
8
 Patrick Tambay  McLaren / Ford
7
- Collision -
ret
5
 Niki Lauda  Brabham / Alfa Romeo
5
- Gearbox -
ret
6
 Nélson Piquet  Brabham / Alfa Romeo
5
- Accident -
ret
1
 Mario Andretti  Lotus / Ford
2
- Fuel leak -
ret
4
 Jean-Pierre Jarier  Tyrrell / Ford
0
- Electrical -