1979 Spanish Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 Apr 1979
- Circuit
- Jarama, Madrid, Spain
- Round
- 5 of 15
- Winner
- Patrick Depailler (Ligier)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 75 | 1:39:11.84 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 8 | 75 | +20.94 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 75 | +27.31 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 75 | +28.68 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 12 | 75 | +30.39 | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 75 | +48.43 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 75 | +52.31 | 0 | |
| 8 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 17 | 75 | +1:14.84 | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 24 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 72 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 21 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 63 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 58 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | 54 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 14 | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | 15 | 26 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 21 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | 21 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 15 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 15 | Injection | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Kauhsen | 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 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier | 3 | 38 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 36 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 0 | 30 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Arrows | 0 | 0 |