Season
1979
Race
1. Argentine Grand Prix
1979 Argentine Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -34.6943, -58.4593
- Altitude
- 8 m
- Race number
- 314
Driver standings after the race
| Position | Driver | Team | Championship change | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | = | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | = | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | = | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | = | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | = | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | = | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | = | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | = | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | = | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | = | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | = | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | James Hunt | Wolf | = | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | = | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | = | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | = | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Williams | = | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | = | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | = | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | = | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | = | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | = | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Renault | = | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Derek Daly | Ensign | = | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | = | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | = | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | = | 0 | 0 |
Constructor standings after the race
| Position | Team | Championship change | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier | = | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Team Lotus | = | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | McLaren | = | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Fittipaldi | = | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Ferrari | = | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | ATS | = | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tyrrell | = | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Shadow | = | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ensign | = | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Williams | = | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | = | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Wolf | = | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Renault | = | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Merzario | = | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Arrows | = | 0 | 0 |