Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1FrenchJacques LaffiteLigier1401:40:09.6409
2FrenchPatrick DepaillerLigier240+5.2806
3ArgentineCarlos ReutemannTeam Lotus340+44.1404
4FrenchDidier PironiTyrrell840+1:25.8803
5CanadianGilles VilleneuveFerrari539+1 Lap2
6South AfricanJody ScheckterFerrari639+1 Lap1
7GermanJochen MassArrows1939+1 Lap0
8BritishJohn WatsonMcLaren1439+1 Lap0
9ItalianRiccardo PatreseArrows1639+1 Lap0
10FrenchJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault739+1 Lap0
11BrazilianEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi939+1 Lap0
12ItalianElio de AngelisShadow2039+1 Lap0
13IrishDerek DalyEnsign2339+1 Lap0
14DutchJan LammersShadow2139+1 Lap0
15SwissClay RegazzoniWilliams1738+2 Laps0
RAustralianAlan JonesWilliams1333Fuel system0
RGermanHans-Joachim StuckATS2431Steering0
RFrenchRené ArnouxRenault1128Spun off0
RBritishJames HuntWolf107Steering0
RFrenchPatrick TambayMcLaren187Collision0
RAustrianNiki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo125Gearbox0
RBrazilianNelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo225Accident0
RAmericanMario AndrettiTeam Lotus42Fuel leak0
RFrenchJean-Pierre JarierTyrrell150Electrical0

About the Grand Prix

The 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 4 February 1979. It was the second race of the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors.

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