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1979 Brazilian Grand Prix
Round
2/15
Date
Feb 4, 1979 at 00:00
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Circuit
Circuit length
7.874 m
Race distance
314.96 km
Laffite
Winner
1:40:09.640
Winning time
Laffite
Pole position
Laffite
Fastest lap
2:28.760
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:40:09.640 | 1st | 40 | 9 |
| 2 | #25 Patrick Depailler | Ligier | +5.280 | 2nd | 40 | 6 |
| 3 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | +44.140 | 3rd | 40 | 4 |
| 4 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1:25.880 | 8th | 40 | 3 |
| 5 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 lap | 5th | 39 | 2 |
| 6 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +1 lap | 6th | 39 | 1 |
| 7 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | +1 lap | 19th | 39 | |
| 8 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +1 lap | 14th | 39 | |
| 9 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1 lap | 16th | 39 | |
| 10 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +1 lap | 7th | 39 | |
| 11 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 lap | 9th | 39 | |
| 12 | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +1 lap | 20th | 39 | |
| 13 | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | +1 lap | 23rd | 39 | |
| 14 | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | +1 lap | 21st | 39 | |
| 15 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +2 laps | 17th | 38 | |
| DNF | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | Fuel system | 13th | 33 | |
| DNF | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Steering | 24th | 31 | |
| DNF | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | Spun off | 11th | 28 | |
| DNF | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Collision | 18th | 7 | |
| DNF | #20 James Hunt | Wolf | Steering | 10th | 7 | |
| DNF | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Accident | 22nd | 5 | |
| DNF | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham | Gearbox | 12th | 5 | |
| DNF | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | Fuel leak | 4th | 2 | |
| DNF | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Electrical | 15th | 0 | |
| DNQ | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | ||||
| DNQ | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2:23.070 | |
| 2 | #25 Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2:23.990 | +0.920 |
| 3 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 2:24.150 | +1.080 |
| 4 | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 2:24.280 | +1.210 |
| 5 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2:24.340 | +1.270 |
| 6 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2:24.480 | +1.410 |
| 7 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2:24.850 | +1.780 |
| 8 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 2:25.160 | +2.090 |
| 9 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 2:26.250 | +3.180 |
| 10 | #20 James Hunt | Wolf | 2:26.370 | +3.300 |
| 11 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 2:26.430 | +3.360 |
| 12 | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 2:27.570 | +4.500 |
| 13 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 2:27.670 | +4.600 |
| 14 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 2:27.820 | +4.750 |
| 15 | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 2:27.890 | +4.820 |
| 16 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2:28.080 | +5.010 |
| 17 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 2:28.880 | +5.810 |
| 18 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 2:29.390 | +6.320 |
| 19 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | 2:29.420 | +6.350 |
| 20 | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 2:30.290 | +7.220 |
| 21 | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | 2:31.600 | +8.530 |
| 22 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2:31.640 | +8.570 |
| 23 | #22 Derek Daly | Ensign | 2:31.780 | +8.710 |
| 24 | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 2:32.270 | +9.200 |
| 25 | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 2:32.660 | +9.590 |
| 26 | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 2:34.080 | +11.010 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2:28.760 | 23 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 0 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 0 | 1 | 9 | -9 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 4 | -14 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 3 | -15 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 1 | -17 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 1 | -17 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||||
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Fernando Alonso | 1:12.486 - Lando Norris | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #63 George Russell | Lewis Hamilton | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1:13.785 - George Russell | George Russell |
| 2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | 1:11.010 - Sergio Pérez | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2019 | #33 Max Verstappen | Pierre Gasly | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1:10.698 - Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:10.540 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Valtteri Bottas | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:11.044 - Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | 1:25.305 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:14.832 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | 1:13.555 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:15.436 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #3 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:18.069 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2011 | #2 Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel | Jenson Button | 1:15.324 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:13.851 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 2009 | #14 Mark Webber | Robert Kubica | Lewis Hamilton | 1:13.733 - Mark Webber | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:13.736 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Fernando Alonso | 1:12.445 - Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #6 Felipe Massa | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | 1:12.162 - Michael Schumacher | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #10 Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | 1:12.268 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #3 Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:11.473 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2003 | #11 Giancarlo Fisichella | Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | 1:22.032 - Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | David Coulthard | 1:16.079 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2001 | #4 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Nick Heidfeld | 1:15.693 - Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Giancarlo Fisichella | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:14.755 - Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:18.448 - Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | 1:19.337 - Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Gerhard Berger | Olivier Panis | 1:18.397 - Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | 1:21.547 - Damon Hill | Damon Hill |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Gerhard Berger | 1:20.921 - Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | 1:18.455 - Michael Schumacher | Ayrton Senna |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | 1:20.024 - Michael Schumacher | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Michael Schumacher | 1:19.490 - Riccardo Patrese | Nigel Mansell |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | 1:20.436 - Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | 1:19.899 - Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna |
| 1989 | #27 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Maurício Gugelmin | 1:32.507 - Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Nelson Piquet | 1:32.943 - Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna |
| 1987 | #1 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | 1:33.861 - Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell |
| 1986 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Jacques Laffite | 1:33.546 - Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Elio de Angelis | 1:36.702 - Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto |
| 1984 | #7 Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg | Elio de Angelis | 1:36.499 - Alain Prost | Elio de Angelis |
| 1983 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Niki Lauda | 1:39.829 - Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | |
| 1982 | #15 Alain Prost | John Watson | Nigel Mansell | 1:37.016 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1981 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | Riccardo Patrese | 1:54.302 - Marc Surer | Nelson Piquet |
| 1980 | #16 René Arnoux | Elio de Angelis | Alan Jones | 2:27.310 - René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Emerson Fittipaldi | Niki Lauda | 1:43.070 - Carlos Reutemann | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1977 | #12 Carlos Reutemann | James Hunt | Niki Lauda | 2:34.550 - James Hunt | James Hunt |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | Patrick Depailler | Tom Pryce | 2:35.070 - Jean-Pierre Jarier | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #8 Carlos Pace | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jochen Mass | 2:34.160 - Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 1974 | #5 Emerson Fittipaldi | Clay Regazzoni | Jacky Ickx | 2:36.050 - Clay Regazzoni | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1973 | #1 Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | Denny Hulme | 2:35.000 - Emerson Fittipaldi | Ronnie Peterson |
The 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix started Feb 4, 1979 on Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. Jacques Laffite started from pole position with Patrick Depailler next to him. Carlos Reutemann started from third place.
In 1 hour, 40 minutes and 09 seconds Jacques Laffite finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Patrick Depailler in second and Carlos Reutemann in third place.
After the 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix, Jacques Laffite is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 18 points. Laffite is 8 points ahead of Carlos Reutemann.