Gridpedia1979 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 4 Feb 1979
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 2 of 15
- Winner
- Jacques Laffite (Ligier)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 40 | 1:40:09.64 | 9 | |
| 2 | 25 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 40 | +5.28 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | 40 | +44.14 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 40 | +1:25.88 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 39 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | SCHJody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | 39 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 30 | MASJochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 14 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 29 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 14 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | DEAElio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | DALDerek Daly | Ensign | 23 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | LAMJan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 28 | REGClay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | 38 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 27 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 13 | 33 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 9 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 31 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 28 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 20 | HUNJames Hunt | Wolf | 10 | 7 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 8 | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 7 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 5 | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 1 | ANDMario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 2 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 4 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | 0 | Electrical | 0 | |
| F | 31 | REBHector Rebaque | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | MERArturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Renault | 0 | 0 |