← 1979 Season
Round 1 · GP · 1979
Argentine Grand Prix
21 Jan 1979Autódromo Juan y Oscar GálvezArgentinafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 53 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | 53 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | 53 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 53 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| P6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 16 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 14 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 15 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P10 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | 48 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P13 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 19 | 46 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 42 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| P15 | James Hunt | Wolf | 18 | 41 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| P16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 4 | 15 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | 15 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P18 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 23 | 8 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| P19 | René Arnoux | Renault | 25 | 6 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P20 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P21 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P22 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P23 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 20 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P25 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P26 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P6 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P7 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P8 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| P12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — |
| P13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P14 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P15 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — |
| P16 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P17 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | — | — | — |
| P18 | James Hunt | Wolf | — | — | — |
| P19 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P20 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P22 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — |
| P23 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P24 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — |
| P26 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — |