Season
1979
Race
2. Brazilian Grand Prix

1979 · Race 2 of 15

1979 Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo José Carlos Pace · São Paulo, Brazil · 04/02/1979

Coordinates
-23.7036, -46.6997
Altitude
785 m
Race number
315
Autódromo José Carlos Pace circuit layout

R

04/02/1979 00:00 · America/Sao_Paulo · 40 laps

Position Driver Team Grid Race positions Laps Time Points Status Fastest lap rank Details
1 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1 = 40 1:40:09.640 9 Finished —
2 Patrick Depailler Ligier 2 = 40 1:40:14.920 6 Finished —
3 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 3 = 40 1:40:53.780 4 Finished —
4 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 8 +4 40 1:41:35.520 3 Finished —
5 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 5 = 39 — 2 +1 Lap —
6 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 6 = 39 — 1 +1 Lap —
7 Jochen Mass Arrows 19 +12 39 — 0 +1 Lap —
8 John Watson McLaren 14 +6 39 — 0 +1 Lap —
9 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 16 +7 39 — 0 +1 Lap —
10 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 7 -3 39 — 0 +1 Lap —
11 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 9 -2 39 — 0 +1 Lap —
12 Elio de Angelis Shadow 20 +8 39 — 0 +1 Lap —
13 Derek Daly Ensign 23 +10 39 — 0 +1 Lap —
14 Jan Lammers Shadow 21 +7 39 — 0 +1 Lap —
15 Clay Regazzoni Williams 17 +2 38 — 0 +2 Laps —
16 Alan Jones Williams 13 -3 33 — 0 Fuel system —
17 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 24 +7 31 — 0 Steering —
18 René Arnoux Renault 11 -7 28 — 0 Spun off —
19 James Hunt Wolf 10 -9 7 — 0 Steering —
20 Patrick Tambay McLaren 18 -2 7 — 0 Collision —
21 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 12 -9 5 — 0 Gearbox —
22 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 22 = 5 — 0 Accident —
23 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 4 -19 2 — 0 Fuel leak —
24 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 15 -9 0 — 0 Electrical —