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1979 Argentine Grand Prix

Round
1/15
Date
Jan 21, 1979 at 00:00 CET
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Circuit length
5.968 m
Race distance
316.304 km (53 laps)
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:36:03.210 1st 53 9
2 #2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus +14.940 3rd 53 6
3 #7 John Watson McLaren +1:28.810 6th 53 4
4 #25 Patrick Depailler Ligier +1:41.720 2nd 53 3
5 #1 Mario Andretti Lotus +1 lap 7th 52 2
6 #14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi +1 lap 11th 52 1
7 #18 Elio de Angelis Shadow +1 lap 16th 52
8 #30 Jochen Mass Arrows +2 laps 14th 51
9 #27 Alan Jones Williams +2 laps 15th 51
10 #28 Clay Regazzoni Williams +2 laps 17th 51
11 #22 Derek Daly Ensign +2 laps 24th 51
12 #12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Engine 10th 48
DNF #31 Héctor Rebaque Lotus Suspension 19th 46
DNF #17 Jan Lammers Shadow Transmission 21st 42
DNF #20 James Hunt Wolf Electrical 18th 41
DNF #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell Engine 4th 15
DNF #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Engine 12th 15
DNF #5 Niki Lauda Brabham Fuel system 23rd 8
DNF #16 René Arnoux Renault Engine 25th 6
DNF #11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari Collision 5th 0
DNF #3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell Collision 8th 0
DNF #8 Patrick Tambay McLaren Collision 9th 0
DNF #6 Nelson Piquet Brabham Collision 20th 0
DNF #24 Arturo Merzario Merzario Collision 22nd 0
DNS #29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows Accident 13th
DNS #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS Car not ready
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:44.200
2 #25 Patrick Depailler Ligier 1:45.240 +1.040
3 #2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus 1:45.340 +1.140
4 #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 1:45.360 +1.160
5 #11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:45.580 +1.380
6 #7 John Watson McLaren 1:45.760 +1.560
7 #1 Mario Andretti Lotus 1:45.960 +1.760
8 #3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:46.430 +2.230
9 #8 Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:46.560 +2.360
10 #12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:46.880 +2.680
11 #14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:47.150 +2.950
12 #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:47.460 +3.260
13 #29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:48.330 +4.130
14 #30 Jochen Mass Arrows 1:48.340 +4.140
15 #27 Alan Jones Williams 1:48.440 +4.240
16 #18 Elio de Angelis Shadow 1:48.510 +4.310
17 #28 Clay Regazzoni Williams 1:48.640 +4.440
18 #20 James Hunt Wolf 1:48.770 +4.570
19 #31 Héctor Rebaque Lotus 1:49.360 +5.160
20 #6 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:49.490 +5.290
21 #17 Jan Lammers Shadow 1:49.510 +5.310
22 #24 Arturo Merzario Merzario 1:50.260 +6.060
23 #5 Niki Lauda Brabham 1:50.290 +6.090
24 #22 Derek Daly Ensign 1:51.050 +6.850
25 #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 1:51.280 +7.080
26 #16 René Arnoux Renault 1:51.520 +7.320
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:46.910 42

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1 1 9
2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus 0 1 6 -3
3 John Watson McLaren 0 1 4 -5
4 Patrick Depailler Ligier 0 0 3 -6
5 Mario Andretti Lotus 0 0 2 -7
6 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 0 1 -8
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Ligier Ford 1 1 12
2 Lotus Ford 0 1 8 -4
3 McLaren Ford 0 1 4 -8
4 Fittipaldi Ford 0 0 1 -11

More Argentine GP

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
1998 #3 Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen Eddie Irvine 1:28.179 - Alexander Wurz David Coulthard
1997 #3 Jacques Villeneuve Eddie Irvine Ralf Schumacher 1:27.981 - Gerhard Berger Jacques Villeneuve
1996 #5 Damon Hill Jacques Villeneuve Jean Alesi 1:29.413 - Jean Alesi Damon Hill
1995 #5 Damon Hill Jean Alesi Michael Schumacher 1:30.522 - Michael Schumacher David Coulthard
1981 #5 Nelson Piquet Carlos Reutemann Alain Prost 1:45.287 - Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet
1980 #27 Alan Jones Nelson Piquet Keke Rosberg 1:50.450 - Alan Jones Alan Jones
1978 #5 Mario Andretti Niki Lauda Patrick Depailler 1:49.760 - Gilles Villeneuve Mario Andretti
1977 #20 Jody Scheckter Carlos Pace Carlos Reutemann 1:51.060 - James Hunt James Hunt
1975 #1 Emerson Fittipaldi James Hunt Carlos Reutemann 1:50.910 - James Hunt Jean-Pierre Jarier
1974 #6 Denny Hulme Niki Lauda Clay Regazzoni 1:52.100 - Clay Regazzoni Ronnie Peterson
1973 #2 Emerson Fittipaldi François Cevert Jackie Stewart 1:11.220 - Emerson Fittipaldi Clay Regazzoni
1972 #21 Jackie Stewart Denny Hulme Jacky Ickx 1:13.660 - Jackie Stewart Carlos Reutemann
1960 #16 Bruce McLaren Cliff Allison Maurice Trintignant 1:38.900 - Stirling Moss Stirling Moss
1958 #14 Stirling Moss Luigi Musso Mike Hawthorn 1:41.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio
1957 #2 Juan Manuel Fangio Jean Behra Carlos Menditéguy 1:44.700 - Stirling Moss Stirling Moss
1956 #34 Luigi Musso Jean Behra Mike Hawthorn 1:45.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio
1955 #2 Juan Manuel Fangio José Froilán González Nino Farina 1:48.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio José Froilán González
1954 #2 Juan Manuel Fangio Nino Farina José Froilán González 1:48.200 - José Froilán González Nino Farina
1953 #10 Alberto Ascari Luigi Villoresi José Froilán González 1:48.400 - Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari
The 1979 Argentine Grand Prix started Jan 21, 1979 on Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jacques Laffite started from pole position with Patrick Depailler next to him. Carlos Reutemann started from third place.

In 1 hour, 36 minutes and 03 seconds Jacques Laffite finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Carlos Reutemann in second and John Watson in third place.

After the 1979 Argentine Grand Prix, Jacques Laffite is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Laffite is 3 points ahead of Carlos Reutemann.