1979 Brazilian Grand Prix Results

Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	0	40	1:40:09.640Finished	9	—
2	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	2	0	40	+5.280Finished	6	—
3	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	3	0	40	+44.140Finished	4	—
4	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	8	+4	40	+1:25.880Finished	3	—
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	5	0	39	+1 Lap	2	—
6	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	6	0	39	+1 Lap	1	—
7	Jochen Mass	Arrows	19	+12	39	+1 Lap	0	—
8	John Watson	McLaren	14	+6	39	+1 Lap	0	—
9	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	16	+7	39	+1 Lap	0	—
10	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	7	-3	39	+1 Lap	0	—
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	9	-2	39	+1 Lap	0	—
12	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	20	+8	39	+1 Lap	0	—
13	Derek Daly	Ensign	23	+10	39	+1 Lap	0	—
14	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	+7	39	+1 Lap	0	—
15	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	17	+2	38	+2 Laps	0	—
R	Alan Jones	Williams	13	-3	33	Fuel system	0	—
R	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	24	+7	31	Steering	0	—
R	René Arnoux	Renault	11	-7	28	Spun off	0	—
R	James Hunt	Wolf	10	-9	7	Steering	0	—
R	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	18	-2	7	Collision	0	—
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	-9	5	Gearbox	0	—
R	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	22	0	5	Accident	0	—
R	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	4	-19	2	Fuel leak	0	—
R	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	15	-9	0	Electrical	0	—

Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.

Brazilian Grand Prix