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Argentine Grand Prix · 1979 · 21 Jan 1979 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 53 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | 53 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | 53 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 53 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | 52 | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | 52 | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 16 | 52 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 14 | 51 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 15 | 51 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | 51 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | 51 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | 48 | 0 | Engine |
| 13 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 19 | 46 | 0 | Suspension |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 42 | 0 | Transmission |
| 15 | James Hunt | Wolf | 18 | 41 | 0 | Electrical |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 4 | 15 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | 15 | 0 | Engine |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 23 | 8 | 0 | Fuel system |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Renault | 25 | 6 | 0 | Engine |
| 20 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | 0 | Collision |
| 21 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 0 | 0 | Collision |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | 0 | 0 | Collision |
| 23 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 20 | 0 | 0 | Collision |
| 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 0 | 0 | Collision |
| 25 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 26 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |