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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