1979 Brazilian Grand Prix Results

Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo

February 4, 1979

Round 2

Race Winner

Jacques Laffite

Ligier

Circuit

Autódromo José Carlos Pace

São Paulo, Brazil

Fastest Race Lap

No data

Fastest Qualifying

TBD

Results pending

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Brazilian Grand Prix

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	40	1:40:09.640	9
2	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	40	+5.280	6
3	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	40	+44.140	4
4	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	40	+1:25.880	3
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	39	+1 Lap	2
6	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	39	+1 Lap	1
7	Jochen Mass	Arrows	39	+1 Lap	0
8	John Watson	McLaren	39	+1 Lap	0
9	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	39	+1 Lap	0
10	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	39	+1 Lap	0
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	39	+1 Lap	0
12	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	39	+1 Lap	0
13	Derek Daly	Ensign	39	+1 Lap	0
14	Jan Lammers	Shadow	39	+1 Lap	0
15	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	38	+2 Laps	0
16	Alan Jones	Williams	33	Fuel system	0
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	31	Steering	0
18	René Arnoux	Renault	28	Spun off	0
19	James Hunt	Wolf	7	Steering	0
20	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	7	Collision	0
21	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	5	Gearbox	0
22	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	5	Accident	0
23	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	2	Fuel leak	0
24	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	0	Electrical	0

Race Statistics

Location:São Paulo, Brazil

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