Pit Lane F1
1979 Season - Round 2 - 1979-02-04
Jacques Laffite won the 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Patrick Depailler (Ligier) and Carlos Reutemann (Team Lotus) home for Ligier.
Jochen Mass (Arrows) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 23 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | Steering | 0 |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | Steering | 0 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
