1979 SEASON · ROUND 2
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · São Paulo · 4 February 1979
Race
Sunday
RACE RESULTS
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | GRID | LAP | TIME / GAP | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 |
 Laffite
|
Ligier | 1 | 40 | 1:40:09.640total | 9 |
| P2 |
Depailler
|
Ligier | 2 | 40 | +5.280 | 6 |
| P3 |
 Reutemann
|
Team Lotus | 3 | 40 | +44.140 | 4 |
| P4 |
Pironi
|
Tyrrell | 8 | 40 | +1:25.880 | 3 |
| P5 |
 Villeneuve
|
Ferrari | 5 | 39 | 1 laps down | 2 |
| P6 |
 Scheckter
|
Ferrari | 6 | 39 | 1 laps down | 1 |
| P7 |
 Mass
|
Arrows | 19 | 39 | 1 laps down | - |
| P8 |
 Watson
|
McLaren | 14 | 39 | 1 laps down | - |
| P9 |
 Patrese
|
Arrows | 16 | 39 | 1 laps down | - |
| P10 |
Jabouille
|
Renault | 7 | 39 | 1 laps down | - |
| P11 |
Fittipaldi
|
Fittipaldi | 9 | 39 | 1 laps down | - |
| P12 |
de Angelis
|
Shadow | 20 | 39 | 1 laps down | - |
| P13 |
 Daly
|
Ensign | 23 | 39 | 1 laps down | - |
| P14 |
 Lammers
|
Shadow | 21 | 39 | 1 laps down | - |
| P15 |
 Regazzoni
|
Williams | 17 | 38 | 2 laps down | - |
| DNF |
 Jones
|
Williams | 13 | 33 | Fuel system | - |
| DNF |
Stuck
|
ATS | 24 | 31 | Steering | - |
| DNF |
Arnoux
|
Renault | 11 | 28 | Off the track | - |
| DNF |
Hunt
|
Wolf | 10 | 7 | Steering | - |
| DNF |
Tambay
|
McLaren | 18 | 7 | Collision | - |
| DNF |
 Lauda
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Gearbox | - |
| DNF |
Piquet
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | 5 | Accident | - |
| DNF |
 Andretti
|
Team Lotus | 4 | 2 | Fuel leak | - |
| DNF |
Jarier
|
Tyrrell | 15 | 0 | Electrical | - |
