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1979 Grand Prix of Argentina

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Formula One race number 1 of 15
Sunday, January 21, 1979 at Autodromo Oscar Alfredo Galvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
53 laps on a 5.968 kilometer road course (316.304 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:36:03.21
Average speed: 197.593 kph
Pole time: 104.2 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 14.94 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1979 Formula One results / 1979 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV	53	1:36:03.21	43	9
2	3	2	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	53	+14.94	0	6
3	6	7	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28 / Ford Cosworth DFV	53	+88.81	0	4
4	2	25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV	53	+101.72	10	3
5	7	1	Mario Andretti	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+1 lap	0	2
6	11	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+1 lap	0	1
7	16	18	Elio de Angelis	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+1 lap	0	0
8	14	30	Jochen Mass	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B / Ford Cosworth DFV	51	+2 laps	0	0
9	15	27	Alan Jones	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV	51	+2 laps	0	0
10	17	28	Clay Regazzoni	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV	51	+2 laps	0	0
11	24	22	Derek Daly	Team Ensign	Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV	51	+2 laps	0	0
12	10	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015	48	engine	0	0
ret	19	31	Hector Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	46	suspension	0	0
ret	21	17	Jan Lammers	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV	42	transmission	0	0
ret	18	20	James Hunt	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf WR7 / Ford Cosworth DFV	41	electrical	0	0
ret	4	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	15	engine	0	0
ret	12	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1	15	engine	0	0
ret	23	5	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260	8	fuel system	0	0
ret	25	16	Rene Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1	6	engine	0	0
ret	5	11	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015	0	crash	0	0
ret	8	3	Didier Pironi	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	crash	0	0
ret	9	8	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28 / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	crash	0	0
ret	20	6	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260	0	crash	0	0
ret	22	24	Arturo Merzario	Team Merzario	Merzario A1B / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	crash	0	0
dns	13	29	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	did not start	0	0
dns	26	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS Wheels	ATS D2 / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	did not start	0	0