Brazilian Grand Prix 1979 Interlagos 4 February
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid 1 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 Ford 40 1h40m09.64s 9 1 2 25 Patrick Depailler FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 Ford 40 1h40m14.92s 6 2 3 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 40 1h49m53.78s 4 3 4 03 Didier Pironi FRA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 009 Ford 40 1h41m35.52s 3 8 5 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 39 - 2 5 6 11 Jody Scheckter ZA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 39 - 1 6 7 30 Jochen Mass GER Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1B Ford 39 - - 19 8 07 John Watson GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M28 Ford 39 - - 14 9 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1B Ford 39 - - 16 10 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 39 - - 7 11 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 39 - - 9 12 18 Elio De Angelis ITA Interscope Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 39 - - 20 13 22 Derek Daly IRL Team Ensign Ensign N177 Ford 39 - - 23 14 17 Jan Lammers NED Samson Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 39 - - 24 15 28 Clay Regazzoni CH Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW06 Ford 38 - - 17 R 27 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW06 Ford 33 Fuel Pressure - 13 R 09 Hans Joachim Stuck GER ATS Wheels ATS D2 Ford 31 Steering Wheel - 24 R 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 28 Spun Off - 11 R 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M28 Ford 7 Accident - 18 R 20 James Hunt GBR Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Wolf WR7 Ford 7 Steering Rack - 10 R 06 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49 Alfa Roméo 5 Accident - 22 R 05 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 Alfa Roméo 5 Gear Linkage - 12 R 01 Mario Andretti USA Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 2 Misfire - 4 DNS 04 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 009 Ford - Electrics - 15 DNQ 31 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 79 Ford - - - - DNQ 24 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1B Ford - - - - Lap Leaders Total Jacques Laffite 1-40 40 NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify Pole Position (2m23.07s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (2m28.76s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1 Jacques Laffite FRA 18 2 Carlos Reutemann ARG 10 3 Patrick Depailler FRA 9 4 John Watson GBR 4 5 Didier Pironi FRA 3 6= Mario Andretti USA 2 6= Gilles Villeneuve CAN 2