Brazilian Grand Prix

Round 2 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil

1979-02-04

Race Results

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