Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
- Race Date:Jan. 21, 1979
- Round:1
Race Results
| Position | Car Number | DriverName | Constructor | Laps | TotalTime | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |  Jacques Laffite |
Ligier |
53 | 1:36:03.21 | 9.0 |
| 2 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann |
 Team Lotus |
53 | +14.94 | 6.0 |
| 3 | 7 | John Watson |
McLaren |
53 | +1:28.81 | 4.0 |
| 4 | 25 | Patrick Depailler |
Ligier |
53 | +1:41.72 | 3.0 |
| 5 | 1 |  Mario Andretti |
Team Lotus |
52 | None | 2.0 |
| 6 | 14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi |
52 | None | 1.0 |
| 7 | 18 |  Elio de Angelis |
Shadow |
52 | None | 0.0 |
| 8 | 30 |  Jochen Mass |
Arrows |
51 | None | 0.0 |
| 9 | 27 |  Alan Jones |
Williams |
51 | None | 0.0 |
| 10 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Williams |
51 | None | 0.0 |
| 11 | 22 |  Derek Daly |
Ensign |
51 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari |
48 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 31 |  Hector Rebaque |
Team Lotus |
46 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 17 |  Jan Lammers |
Shadow |
42 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 20 | James Hunt |
Wolf |
41 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Tyrrell |
15 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault |
15 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 5 |  Niki Lauda |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
8 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault |
6 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 11 |  Jody Scheckter |
Ferrari |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 3 | Didier Pironi |
Tyrrell |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 8 | Patrick Tambay |
McLaren |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 6 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 24 | Arturo Merzario |
Merzario |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
ATS |
0 | None | 0.0 |