Argentina (1979)

Date: 21 Jan 1979

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 France Jacques Laffite 9 53 Ligier Ford Goodyear
2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 6 53 Lotus Ford Goodyear
3 United Kingdom John Watson 4 53 McLaren Ford Goodyear
4 France Patrick Depailler 3 53 Ligier Ford Goodyear
5 United States of America Mario Andretti 2 52 Lotus Ford Goodyear
6 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 1 52 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
7 Italy Elio de Angelis 0 52 Shadow Ford Goodyear
8 Germany Jochen Mass 0 51 Arrows Ford Goodyear
9 Australia Alan Jones 0 51 Williams Ford Goodyear
10 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 51 Williams Ford Goodyear
11 Ireland Derek Daly 0 51 Ensign Ford Goodyear
12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 48 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 46 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF Netherlands Jan Lammers 0 42 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom James Hunt 0 41 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 15 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 15 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF Austria Niki Lauda 0 8 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF France René Arnoux 0 6 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF South Africa Jody Scheckter 0 0 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF France Didier Pironi 0 0 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF France Patrick Tambay 0 0 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF Brazil Nelson Piquet 0 0 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF Italy Arturo Merzario 0 0 Merzario Ford Goodyear
DNS Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNS Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 ATS Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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Gran Premio de Argentina 1979 (1979)

Date: 1979-01-21 · Circuit: Juan y Oscar Gálvez (Argentina)

Podium
  1. Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 9 pts
  2. Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 6 pts
  3. John Marshall Watson McLaren 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 1 0 1:36:03.210 9
2 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 3 +1 1:36:18.150 6
3 John Marshall Watson McLaren 6 +3 1:37:32.020 4
4 Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Ligier 2 -2 1:37:44.930 3
5 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 7 +2 2
6 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 11 +5 1
7 Elio de Angelis Shadow 16 +9
8 Jochen Richard Mass Arrows 14 +6
9 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 15 +6
10 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Williams 17 +7
11 Derek Daly Ensign 24 +13
12 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 10 -2 Engine
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus 19 Suspension
Johannes Lammers Shadow 21 Transmission
James Simon Wallis Hunt Wolf 18 Electrical
Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Tyrrell 4 Engine
Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 12 Engine
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 23 Fuel system
René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 25 Engine
Jody David Scheckter Ferrari 5 Collision
Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 8 Collision
Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 9 Collision
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 20 Collision
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario 22 Collision
Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 13 Accident
Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS Car not ready
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 1
2 Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Ligier 2
3 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 3
4 Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Tyrrell 4
5 Jody David Scheckter Ferrari 5
6 John Marshall Watson McLaren 6
7 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 7
8 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 8
9 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 9
10 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 10

Fastest Lap

Jacques-Henri Laffite (Ligier) – 1:36:03.210

Driver of the Day

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