Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Brazil
Race Info
Race Date
Feb. 4, 1979
Round
2
Race Results
| Position | Car Number | Driver Name | Constructor | Laps | Total Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |  Jacques Laffite |
Ligier |
40 | 1:40:09.64 | 9.0 |
| 2 | 25 | Patrick Depailler |
Ligier |
40 | +5.28 | 6.0 |
| 3 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann |
 Team Lotus |
40 | +44.14 | 4.0 |
| 4 | 3 | Didier Pironi |
Tyrrell |
40 | +1:25.88 | 3.0 |
| 5 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve |
 Ferrari |
39 | None | 2.0 |
| 6 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter |
Ferrari |
39 | None | 1.0 |
| 7 | 30 |  Jochen Mass |
Arrows |
39 | None | 0.0 |
| 8 | 7 | John Watson |
McLaren |
39 | None | 0.0 |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows |
39 | None | 0.0 |
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault |
39 | None | 0.0 |
| 11 | 14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi |
39 | None | 0.0 |
| 12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis |
Shadow |
39 | None | 0.0 |
| 13 | 22 |  Derek Daly |
Ensign |
39 | None | 0.0 |
| 14 | 17 |  Jan Lammers |
Shadow |
39 | None | 0.0 |
| 15 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni |
Williams |
38 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 27 |  Alan Jones |
Williams |
33 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck |
ATS |
31 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault |
28 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 20 | James Hunt |
Wolf |
7 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 8 | Patrick Tambay |
McLaren |
7 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 5 |  Niki Lauda |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
5 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 6 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
5 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 1 |  Mario Andretti |
Team Lotus |
2 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Tyrrell |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 31 |  Hector Rebaque |
Team Lotus |
0 | None | 0.0 |
| None | 24 | Arturo Merzario |
Merzario |
0 | None | 0.0 |