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1979 Argentine Grand Prix

Date
21 Jan 1979
Circuit
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Round
1 of 15
Winner
Jacques Laffite (Ligier)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 1 53 1:36:03.21 9
2 2 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 3 53 +14.94 6
3 7 John Watson McLaren 6 53 +1:28.81 4
4 25 Patrick Depailler Ligier 2 53 +1:41.72 3
5 1 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 7 52 +1 Lap 2
6 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 11 52 +1 Lap 1
7 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow 16 52 +1 Lap 0
8 30 Jochen Mass Arrows 14 51 +2 Laps 0
9 27 Alan Jones Williams 15 51 +2 Laps 0
10 28 Clay Regazzoni Williams 17 51 +2 Laps 0
11 22 Derek Daly Ensign 24 51 +2 Laps 0
R 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 10 48 Engine 0
R 31 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 19 46 Suspension 0
R 17 Jan Lammers Shadow 21 42 Transmission 0
R 20 James Hunt Wolf 18 41 Electrical 0
R 4 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 4 15 Engine 0
R 15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 12 15 Engine 0
R 5 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 23 8 Fuel system 0
R 16 René Arnoux Renault 25 6 Engine 0
R 11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 5 0 Collision 0
R 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 8 0 Collision 0
R 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren 9 0 Collision 0
R 6 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 20 0 Collision 0
R 24 Arturo Merzario Merzario 22 0 Collision 0
W 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 13 0 Accident 0
W 9 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS PL 0 Withdrew 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Standings after this race

Drivers

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Ligier 1 12
2 Team Lotus 0 8
3 McLaren 0 4
4 Fittipaldi 0 1
5 Shadow 0 0
6 Arrows 0 0
7 Williams 0 0
8 Ensign 0 0
9 Ferrari 0 0
10 Wolf 0 0

Full 1979 standings