Brazilian Grand Prix
1979-02-04 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace
| 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 |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | 33 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 31 | Steering | 0 |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 28 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | 7 | Steering | 0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 7 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 2 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | 0 | Electrical | 0 |