Argentinian Grand Prix 1979
Buenos Aires
21 January
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 Ford 53 1h36m03.21s 9 1
2 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 53 1h36m18.15s 6 3
3 07 John Watson GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M28 Ford 53 1h37m32.02s 4 6
4 25 Patrick Depailler FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 Ford 53 1h37m44.93s 3 2
5 01 Mario Andretti USA Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 52 - 2 7
6 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 52 - 1 11
7 18 Elio De Angelis ITA Interscope Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 52 - - 16
8 30 Jochen Mass GER Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1B Ford 51 - - 14
9 27 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW06 Ford 51 - - 15
10 28 Clay Regazzoni CH Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW06 Ford 51 - - 17
11 22 Derek Daly IRL Team Ensign Ensign N177 Ford 51 - - 24
12 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 48 Engine - 10
R 31 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 79 Ford 46 Suspension - 19
R 17 Jan Lammers NED Samson Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 42 CV Joint - 21
R 20 James Hunt GBR Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Wolf WR7 Ford 41 Electrics - 18
R 04 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 009 Ford 15 Engine - 4
R 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 15 Engine - 12
R 05 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 Alfa Roméo 8 Fuel Pressure - 23
R 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 6 Engine - 26
R 11 Jody Scheckter ZA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 0 Accident - 5
R 03 Didier Pironi FRA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 009 Ford 0 Accident - 8
R 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M28 Ford 0 Accident - 9
R 06 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 0 Accident - 20
R 24 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1B Ford 0 Accident - 22
DNS 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1B Ford - Accident - 13
DNS 09 Hans Joachim Stuck GER ATS Wheels ATS D2 Ford - Car Not Ready - 25

Lap Leaders Total
Patrick Depailler1-1010
Jacques Laffite11-5343

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m44.20s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m46.91s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Jacques Laffite FRA 9
2 Carlos Reutemann ARG 6
3 John Watson GBR 4
4 Patrick Depailler FRA 3
5 Mario Andretti USA 2
6 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA 1