Brazilian Grand Prix 1979
4 February 1979
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil
- Location
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Laps
- 40
- Fastest time
1:10.540
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes (2018)- Previous winners
- 2019Max VerstappenRed Bull
- 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2016Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2015Nico RosbergMercedes
Starting Grid
- 1
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 2
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
No time set
- 3
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
No time set
- 4
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 5
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 6
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
No time set
- 7
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 8
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 9
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 10
James Hunt
Wolf
No time set
- 11
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 12
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 13
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 14
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 15
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
No time set
- 16
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 17
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
No time set
- 18
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 19
Jochen Mass
Arrows
No time set
- 20
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
No time set
- 21
Jan Lammers
Shadow
No time set
- 22
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 23
Derek Daly
Ensign
No time set
- 24
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 40 laps | 1:40:09.64 | 9pts |
| 2 | 0 | Patrick Depailler Ligier | 40 laps | +5.28 | 6pts |
| 3 | 0 | Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus | 40 laps | +44.14 | 4pts |
| 4 | +4 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 40 laps | +1:25.88 | 3pts |
| 5 | 0 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 39 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | 0 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | 39 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +12 | Jochen Mass Arrows | 39 laps | ||
| 8 | +6 | John Watson McLaren | 39 laps | ||
| 9 | +7 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 39 laps | ||
| 10 | -3 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 39 laps | ||
| 11 | -2 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 39 laps | ||
| 12 | +8 | Elio de Angelis Shadow | 39 laps | ||
| 13 | +10 | Derek Daly Ensign | 39 laps | ||
| 14 | +7 | Jan Lammers Shadow | 39 laps | ||
| 15 | +2 | Clay Regazzoni Williams | 38 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 33 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS | 31 laps | ||
| R | - | René Arnoux Renault | 28 laps | ||
| R | - | James Hunt Wolf | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 2 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps |