Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1FrenchPatrick DepaillerLigier2751:39:11.8409
2ArgentineCarlos ReutemannTeam Lotus875+20.9406
3AmericanMario AndrettiTeam Lotus475+27.3104
4South AfricanJody ScheckterFerrari575+28.6803
5FrenchJean-Pierre JarierTyrrell1275+30.3902
6FrenchDidier PironiTyrrell1075+48.4301
7CanadianGilles VilleneuveFerrari375+52.3100
8GermanJochen MassArrows1775+1:14.8400
9FrenchRené ArnouxRenault1174+1 Lap0
10ItalianRiccardo PatreseArrows1674+1 Lap0
11BrazilianEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1974+1 Lap0
12DutchJan LammersShadow2473+2 Laps0
13FrenchPatrick TambayMcLaren2072+3 Laps0
14GermanHans-Joachim StuckATS2169+6 Laps0
RAustrianNiki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo663Water leak0
RMexicanHector RebaqueTeam Lotus2358Engine0
RAustralianAlan JonesWilliams1354Gearbox0
RItalianElio de AngelisShadow2252Engine0
RSwissClay RegazzoniWilliams1432Engine0
RBritishJames HuntWolf1526Brakes0
RFrenchJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault921Turbo0
RBritishJohn WatsonMcLaren1821Engine0
RFrenchJacques LaffiteLigier115Engine0
RBrazilianNelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo715Injection0

About the Grand Prix

The 1979 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 1979 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama near Madrid, Spain. It was race 5 of 15 in both the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 75-lap race was won by Patrick Depailler, driving a Ligier-Ford, with Lotus drivers Carlos Reutemann and Mario Andretti second and third respectively.

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