1979 Argentine Grand Prix Results

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires

January 21, 1979

Round 1

Race Winner

Jacques Laffite

Ligier

Circuit

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fastest Race Lap

No data

Fastest Qualifying

TBD

Results pending

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Argentine Grand Prix

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	53	1:36:03.210	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	53	+14.940	6
3	John Watson	McLaren	53	+1:28.810	4
4	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	53	+1:41.720	3
5	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	52	+1 Lap	2
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	52	+1 Lap	1
7	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	52	+1 Lap	0
8	Jochen Mass	Arrows	51	+2 Laps	0
9	Alan Jones	Williams	51	+2 Laps	0
10	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	51	+2 Laps	0
11	Derek Daly	Ensign	51	+2 Laps	0
12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	48	Engine	0
13	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	46	Suspension	0
14	Jan Lammers	Shadow	42	Transmission	0
15	James Hunt	Wolf	41	Electrical	0
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	15	Engine	0
17	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	15	Engine	0
18	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	8	Fuel system	0
19	René Arnoux	Renault	6	Engine	0
20	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	0	Collision	0
21	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	0	Collision	0
22	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	0	Collision	0
23	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	0	Collision	0
24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	0	Collision	0
25	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	Accident	0
26	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	0	Withdrew	0

Race Statistics

Location:Buenos Aires, Argentina

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used