← 1979 Season
Round 2 · GP · 1979
Brazilian Grand Prix
04 Feb 1979Autódromo José Carlos PaceBrazilfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 40 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 40 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | 40 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 40 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 39 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| P6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | 39 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P13 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 23 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | 38 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P16 | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | 33 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| P17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 31 | Steering | 0 | — |
| P18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 28 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P19 | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | 7 | Steering | 0 | — |
| P20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 7 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P21 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 12 | 5 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P22 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 22 | 5 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 2 | Fuel leak | 0 | — |
| P24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | 0 | Electrical | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P4 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P7 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — |
| P8 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| P10 | James Hunt | Wolf | — | — | — |
| P11 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — |
| P12 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P13 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — |
| P14 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P17 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | — | — | — |
| P18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P19 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P20 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P22 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P23 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — |