1979 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP · ROUND 02

Brazilian Grand Prix

São Paulo, Brazil · 04 Feb 1979

Race date04 Feb 1979

Start · UTCNot available

StatusClassification available

Race classification 24 ENTRIES

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

Qualifying data is not available for this race. Historical coverage varies by season.