Brazilian Grand Prix
1979 · Round 2 · São Paulo, Brazil · Feb 4, 1979Race summary
Laffite won the race from 1st on the grid, 5.280s ahead of Depailler. Mass was the standout mover, climbing from 19th to 7th. Jabouille lost the most ground, from 7th on the grid down to 10th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| – | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | 33 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 31 | Steering | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 28 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | 7 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 7 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 2 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | 0 | Electrical | 0 |