1979 SEASON · ROUND 1
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires · 21 January 1979
Race
Sunday
RACE RESULTS
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | GRID | LAP | TIME / GAP | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 |
 Laffite
|
Ligier | 1 | 53 | 1:36:03.210total | 9 |
| P2 |
Reutemann
|
Team Lotus | 3 | 53 | +14.940 | 6 |
| P3 |
 Watson
|
McLaren | 6 | 53 | +1:28.810 | 4 |
| P4 |
Depailler
|
Ligier | 2 | 53 | +1:41.720 | 3 |
| P5 |
 Andretti
|
Team Lotus | 7 | 52 | 1 laps down | 2 |
| P6 |
 Fittipaldi
|
Fittipaldi | 11 | 52 | 1 laps down | 1 |
| P7 |
 de Angelis
|
Shadow | 16 | 52 | 1 laps down | - |
| P8 |
 Mass
|
Arrows | 14 | 51 | 2 laps down | - |
| P9 |
 Jones
|
Williams | 15 | 51 | 2 laps down | - |
| P10 |
 Regazzoni
|
Williams | 17 | 51 | 2 laps down | - |
| P11 |
 Daly
|
Ensign | 24 | 51 | 2 laps down | - |
| DNF |
 Villeneuve
|
Ferrari | 10 | 48 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
 Rebaque
|
Team Lotus | 19 | 46 | Suspension | - |
| DNF |
 Lammers
|
Shadow | 21 | 42 | Gearbox | - |
| DNF |
Hunt
|
Wolf | 18 | 41 | Electrical | - |
| DNF |
Jarier
|
Tyrrell | 4 | 15 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
Jabouille
|
Renault | 12 | 15 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
 Lauda
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 23 | 8 | Fuel system | - |
| DNF |
Arnoux
|
Renault | 25 | 6 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
 Scheckter
|
Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | - |
| DNF |
Pironi
|
Tyrrell | 8 | 0 | Collision | - |
| DNF |
Tambay
|
McLaren | 9 | 0 | Collision | - |
| DNF |
Piquet
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 20 | 0 | Collision | - |
| DNF |
Merzario
|
Merzario | 22 | 0 | Collision | - |
| DNF |
Patrese
|
Arrows | 13 | 0 | Accident | - |
| DNF |
Stuck
|
ATS | - | 0 | Retired | - |
CIRCUIT INFORMATION
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Country
Argentina
Buenos Aires