Brazil (1979)

Date: 04 Feb 1979

Location: São Paulo, Brazil

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 France Jacques Laffite 9 40 Ligier Ford Goodyear
2 France Patrick Depailler 6 40 Ligier Ford Goodyear
3 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 4 40 Lotus Ford Goodyear
4 France Didier Pironi 3 40 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
5 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 2 39 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
6 South Africa Jody Scheckter 1 39 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
7 Germany Jochen Mass 0 39 Arrows Ford Goodyear
8 United Kingdom John Watson 0 39 McLaren Ford Goodyear
9 Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 39 Arrows Ford Goodyear
10 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 39 Renault Renault Michelin
11 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 39 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
12 Italy Elio de Angelis 0 39 Shadow Ford Goodyear
13 Ireland Derek Daly 0 39 Ensign Ford Goodyear
14 Netherlands Jan Lammers 0 39 Shadow Ford Goodyear
15 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 0 38 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNF Australia Alan Jones 0 33 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNF Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 31 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNF France René Arnoux 0 28 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF France Patrick Tambay 0 7 McLaren Ford Goodyear
DNF United Kingdom James Hunt 0 7 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF Brazil Nelson Piquet 0 5 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF Austria Niki Lauda 0 5 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF United States of America Mario Andretti 0 2 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jarier 0 0 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNQ Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Arturo Merzario 0 Merzario Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1979 (1979)

Date: 1979-02-04 · Circuit: José Carlos Pace (Brazil)

Podium
  1. Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 9 pts
  2. Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Ligier 6 pts
  3. Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 1 0 1:40:09.640 9
2 Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler Ligier 2 0 1:40:14.920 6
3 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 3 0 1:40:53.780 4
4 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 8 +4 1:41:35.520 3
5 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 5 0 2
6 Jody David Scheckter Ferrari 6 0 1
7 Jochen Richard Mass Arrows 19 +12
8 John Marshall Watson McLaren 14 +6
9 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 16 +7
10 Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 7 -3
11 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 9 -2
12 Elio de Angelis Shadow 20 +8
13 Derek Daly Ensign 23 +10
14 Johannes Lammers Shadow 21 +7
15 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Williams 17 +2
Alan Stanley Jones Williams 13 Fuel system
Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 24 Steering
René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 11 Spun off
Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 18 Collision
James Simon Wallis Hunt Wolf 10 Steering
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 22 Accident
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 12 Gearbox
Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 4 Fuel leak
Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Tyrrell 15 Electrical
Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario
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 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 4
5 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 5
6 Jody David Scheckter Ferrari 6
7 Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 7
8 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 8
9 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 9
10 James Simon Wallis Hunt Wolf 10

Fastest Lap

Jacques-Henri Laffite (Ligier) – 1:40:09.640

Driver of the Day

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