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1979 Brazilian Grand Prix Results

· Round 2 of 15 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil · 40 laps · Wikipedia

Winner
J. Laffite
Podium
Pole position
J. Laffite

Qualifying results are not available before 1994. The starting grid is in the race results.

PosDriverTime/StatusPts
1J. Laffite
Ligier
1:40:09.6409
2P. Depailler
Ligier
+5.2806
3C. Reutemann
Team Lotus
+44.1404
4D. Pironi
Tyrrell
+1:25.8803
5G. Villeneuve
Ferrari
+1 Lap2
6J. Scheckter
Ferrari
+1 Lap1
7J. Mass
Arrows
+1 Lap0
8J. Watson
McLaren
+1 Lap0
9R. Patrese
Arrows
+1 Lap0
10J. Jabouille
Renault
+1 Lap0
11E. Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
+1 Lap0
12E. de Angelis
Shadow
+1 Lap0
13D. Daly
Ensign
+1 Lap0
14J. Lammers
Shadow
+1 Lap0
15C. Regazzoni
Williams
+2 Laps0
RA. Jones
Williams
Fuel system0
RH. Stuck
ATS
Steering0
RR. Arnoux
Renault
Spun off0
RJ. Hunt
Wolf
Steering0
RP. Tambay
McLaren
Collision0
RN. Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Gearbox0
RN. Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Accident0
RM. Andretti
Team Lotus
Fuel leak0
RJ. Jarier
Tyrrell
Electrical0
FH. Rebaque
Team Lotus
Did not qualify0
FA. Merzario
Merzario
Did not qualify0

Lap-by-lap data is not available before 1996.

Pit stop data is only available from 2011.