1979 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP · ROUND 01

Argentine Grand Prix

Buenos Aires, Argentina · 21 Jan 1979

Race date21 Jan 1979

Start · UTCNot available

StatusClassification available

Race classification 26 ENTRIES

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	53	1:36:03.210	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	3	53	+14.940	6
3	John Watson	McLaren	6	53	+1:28.810	4
4	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	2	53	+1:41.720	3
5	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	7	52	+1 Lap	2
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	11	52	+1 Lap	1
7	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	16	52	+1 Lap	0
8	Jochen Mass	Arrows	14	51	+2 Laps	0
9	Alan Jones	Williams	15	51	+2 Laps	0
10	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	17	51	+2 Laps	0
11	Derek Daly	Ensign	24	51	+2 Laps	0
RET	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	10	48	Engine	0
RET	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	19	46	Suspension	0
RET	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	42	Transmission	0
RET	James Hunt	Wolf	18	41	Electrical	0
RET	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	4	15	Engine	0
RET	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	12	15	Engine	0
RET	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	23	8	Fuel system	0
RET	René Arnoux	Renault	25	6	Engine	0
RET	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	0	Collision	0
RET	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	8	0	Collision	0
RET	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	9	0	Collision	0
RET	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	20	0	Collision	0
RET	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	22	0	Collision	0
W	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	13	0	Accident	0
W	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	PL	0	Withdrew	0

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