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1979 Grand Prix of Brazil


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Formula One race number 2 of 15
Sunday, February 4, 1979 at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil
40 laps on a 7.874 kilometer road course (314.960 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:40:09.64
Average speed: 188.686 kph
Pole time: 143.07 seconds		Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 5.28 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 0

Glossary    1979 Formula One results   /   1979 standings

PosSt#DriverTeamChass./Eng.LapsStatusLedPts
1 126   Jacques Laffite Ligier GitanesLigier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV401:40:09.64409
2 225   Patrick Depailler Ligier GitanesLigier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV40+5.2806
3 32   Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Team LotusLotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV40+44.1404
4 83   Didier Pironi Candy Tyrrell TeamTyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV40+85.8803
5 512   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari 312T3 / Ferrari 01539+1 lap02
6 611   Jody Scheckter Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACFerrari 312T3 / Ferrari 01539+1 lap01
71930   Jochen Mass Warsteiner Arrows Racing TeamArrows A1B / Ford Cosworth DFV39+1 lap00
8147   John Watson Marlboro Team McLarenMcLaren M28 / Ford Cosworth DFV39+1 lap00
91629   Riccardo Patrese Warsteiner Arrows Racing TeamArrows A1B / Ford Cosworth DFV39+1 lap00
10 715   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault ElfRenault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF139+1 lap00
11 914   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi AutomotiveFittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV39+1 lap00
122018   Elio de Angelis Interscope Shadow Racing TeamShadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV39+1 lap00
132322   Derek Daly Team EnsignEnsign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV39+1 lap00
142117   Jan Lammers Samson Shadow Racing TeamShadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV39+1 lap00
151728   Clay Regazzoni Albilad-Saudia Racing TeamWilliams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV38+2 laps00
ret1327   Alan Jones Albilad-Saudia Racing TeamWilliams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV33fuel system00
ret249   Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS WheelsATS D2 / Ford Cosworth DFV31steering00
ret1116   Rene Arnoux Equipe Renault ElfRenault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF128spun off00
ret1020   James Hunt Olympus Cameras Wolf RacingWolf WR7 / Ford Cosworth DFV7steering00
ret188   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLarenMcLaren M28 / Ford Cosworth DFV7crash00
ret125   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing TeamBrabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 12605gearbox00
ret226   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing TeamBrabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 12605crash00
ret 41   Mario Andretti Martini Racing Team LotusLotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV2fuel leak00
dns154   Jean-Pierre Jarier Candy Tyrrell TeamTyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV0did not start00

Fastest Lap: 190.551 kph by Jacques Laffite

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
25Hector Rebaque31Team Rebaque
26Arturo Merzario24Team Merzario

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Jacques Laffite14040

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Jacques Laffite 18    
2   Carlos Reutemann 10   -8  
3   Patrick Depailler 9   -9  
4   John Watson 4   -14  
5   Didier Pironi 3   -15  
6   Gilles Villeneuve 2   -16  
6   Mario Andretti 2   -16  
8   Emerson Fittipaldi 1   -17  
8   Jody Scheckter 1   -17