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1979
FIA Formula One World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
Event Info
Classification
Session Facts
Standings
Qualifying
Race
Race
Pos
No
Driver
Nat
Team
Laps
Time
Gap
Interval
Kph
Best
Lap
1
26
Jacques Laffite
France
Ligier Gitanes
40
1:40:09.640
188.670
2:28.760
23
2
25
Patrick Depailler
France
Ligier Gitanes
40
1:40:14.920
+ 5.280
+ 5.280
188.500
2:29.400
3
2
Carlos Reutemann
Argentina
Martini Racing Team Lotus
40
1:40:53.780
+ 44.140
+ 38.860
187.290
2:30.570
4
3
Didier Pironi
France
Candy Tyrrell Team
40
1:41:35.520
+ 1:25.880
+ 41.740
186.010
2:30.880
5
12
Gilles Villeneuve
Canada
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
39
1 Lap
1 Lap
2:30.540
6
11
Jody Scheckter
South Africa
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
39
1 Lap
2:30.440
7
30
Jochen Mass
Germany
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
39
1 Lap
2:33.030
8
7
John Watson
Great Britain
Marlboro Team McLaren
39
1 Lap
2:32.950
9
29
Riccardo Patrese
Italy
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
39
1 Lap
2:33.640
10
15
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France
Equipe Renault Elf
39
1 Lap
2:29.970
11
14
Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil
Fittipaldi Automotive
39
1 Lap
2:30.390
12
18
Elio de Angelis
Italy
Interscope Shadow Racing Team
39
1 Lap
2:34.340
13
22
Derek Daly
Ireland
Team Ensign
39
1 Lap
2:34.680
14
17
Jan Lammers
Netherlands
Interscope Shadow Racing Team
39
1 Lap
2:34.780
15
28
Clay Regazzoni
Switzerland
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
38
2 Laps
1 Lap
2:33.740
DNF
27
Alan Jones
Australia
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
33
2:33.190
DNF
9
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Germany
ATS Wheels
31
2:35.530
DNF
16
Rene Arnoux
France
Equipe Renault Elf
28
2:35.320
DNF
20
James Hunt
Great Britain
Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
7
2:32.370
DNF
8
Patrick Tambay
France
Marlboro Team McLaren
7
2:34.050
DNF
5
Niki Lauda
Austria
Parmalat Racing Team
5
2:36.080
DNF
6
Nelson Piquet
Brazil
Parmalat Racing Team
5
2:32.190
DNF
1
Mario Andretti
USA
Martini Racing Team Lotus
2
2:36.820
DNS
4
Jean-Pierre Jarier
France
Candy Tyrrell Team