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* Lap Leaders: [[Jacques Laffite]] 40 laps (1-40). |
* Lap Leaders: [[Jacques Laffite]] 40 laps (1-40). |
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* Only Grand Chelem (Grand Slam): Jacques Laffite |
* Only Grand Chelem (Grand Slam): Jacques Laffite |
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* First Points: [[Didier Pironi]] |
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==Championship standings after the race== |
==Championship standings after the race== |
Revision as of 06:41, 25 October 2017
1979 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 2 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 4 February 1979 | ||
Location |
Autódromo de Interlagos São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 7.873 km (4.73 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 314.92 km (189.2 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ligier-Ford | ||
Time | 2:23.07 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | |
Time | 2:28.76 on lap 23 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ligier-Ford | ||
Second | Ligier-Ford | ||
Third | Lotus-Ford |
The 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 4 February 1979 at Interlagos.
Race report
The Ligier team dominated the race weekend with their superior ground-effect JS11. Frenchman Jacques Laffite dominated the race weekend and made the most of his superbly set-up Ligier by taking pole position, smashing Jean-Pierre Jarier's 1975 pole time by 7 seconds, setting fastest lap and leading every lap of the race up to the finish. Laffite's teammate Patrick Depailler started and finished 2nd. Laffite and the Ligier team completed their domination of the South American fortnight, Laffite also dominantly won in Argentina.
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 40 | 1:40:09.64 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | 40 | + 5.28 | 2 | 6 |
3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 40 | + 44.14 | 3 | 4 |
4 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 40 | + 1:25.88 | 8 | 3 |
5 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 39 | + 1 Lap | 5 | 2 |
6 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 39 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 1 |
7 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
8 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 39 | + 1 Lap | 7 | |
11 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 9 | |
12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
13 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 23 | |
14 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 21 | |
15 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 38 | + 2 Laps | 17 | |
Ret | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 33 | Fuel System | 13 | |
Ret | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 31 | Steering | 24 | |
Ret | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 28 | Spun Off | 11 | |
Ret | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf-Ford | 7 | Steering | 10 | |
Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 7 | Collision | 18 | |
Ret | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | Gearbox | 12 | |
Ret | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | Accident | 22 | |
Ret | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 2 | Fuel Leak | 4 | |
Ret | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Electrical | 15 | |
DNQ | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | ||||
DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | ||||
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Notes
- Lap Leaders: Jacques Laffite 40 laps (1-40).
- Only Grand Chelem (Grand Slam): Jacques Laffite
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1979 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.