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Argentine Grand Prix 1979

Round 1 of 15  · 21 January 1979  · Juan y Oscar Gálvez  · 53 laps

Fastest Lap Jacques Laffite 1:46.910 (lap 42)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 LAF Jacques Laffite FL Ligier 1 1:36:03.210 9
2 REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 3 +14.940 6
3 WAT John Watson McLaren 6 +1:28.810 4
4 DEP Patrick Depailler Ligier 2 +1:41.720 3
5 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 7 +1 lap 2
6 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 11 +1 lap 1
7 DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 16 +1 lap
8 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 14 +2 laps
9 JON Alan Jones Williams 15 +2 laps
10 REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 17 +2 laps
11 DAL Derek Daly Ensign 24 +2 laps
12 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 10 Engine
DNF REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 19 Suspension
DNF LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 21 Transmission
DNF HUN James Hunt Wolf 18 Electrical
DNF JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 4 Engine
DNF JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 12 Engine
DNF LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 23 Fuel system
DNF ARN René Arnoux Renault 25 Engine
DNF SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 5 Collision
DNF PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 8 Collision
DNF TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 9 Collision
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 20 Collision
DNF MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 22 Collision
DNS PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 13 Accident
DNS STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS Car not ready

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:44.200
2 DEP Patrick Depailler Ligier 1:45.240
3 REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 1:45.340
4 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 1:45.360
5 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:45.580
6 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:45.760
7 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 1:45.960
8 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:46.430
9 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:46.560
10 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:46.880
11 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:47.150
12 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:47.460
13 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:48.330
14 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 1:48.340
15 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:48.440
16 DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 1:48.510
17 REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 1:48.640
18 HUN James Hunt Wolf 1:48.770
19 REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 1:49.360
20 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:49.490
21 LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 1:49.510
22 MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 1:50.260
23 LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 1:50.290
24 DAL Derek Daly Ensign 1:51.050
25 STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 1:51.280
26 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:51.520