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Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1979
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 4 Feb 1979
- Name
- Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1979
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
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Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION
Grand Prix context
Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1979 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1979 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:40:09.640 · 40 laps · ford | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1:40:14.920 · 40 laps · ford | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 1:40:53.780 · 40 laps · ford | 4 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:41:35.520 · 40 laps · ford | 3 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 39 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 39 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Time not recorded · 39 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Ensign | Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Time not recorded · 38 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Fuel system · Time not recorded · 33 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Steering · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Spun off · Time not recorded · 28 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Collision · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | James Hunt | Wolf | Steering · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Accident · Time not recorded · 5 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 5 laps · alfa-romeo | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Lotus | Fuel leak · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Electrical · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Time not recorded · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2:23.070 · ford | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2:23.990 · ford | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 2:24.150 · ford | |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 2:24.280 · ford | |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2:24.340 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2:24.480 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2:24.850 · renault | |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 2:25.160 · ford | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 2:26.250 · ford | |
| 10 | James Hunt | Wolf | 2:26.370 · ford | |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2:26.430 · renault | |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 2:27.570 · alfa-romeo | |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2:27.670 · ford | |
| 14 | John Watson | McLaren | 2:27.820 · ford | |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 2:27.890 · ford | |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2:28.080 · ford | |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 2:28.880 · ford | |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 2:29.390 · ford | |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 2:29.420 · ford | |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 2:30.290 · ford | |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 2:31.600 · ford | |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2:31.640 · alfa-romeo | |
| 23 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 2:31.780 · ford | |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 2:32.270 · ford | |
| 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 2:32.660 · ford | |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 2:34.080 · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2:23.070 · ford | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2:23.990 · ford | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 2:24.150 · ford | |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 2:24.280 · ford | |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2:24.340 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2:24.480 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2:24.850 · renault | |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 2:25.160 · ford | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 2:26.250 · ford | |
| 10 | James Hunt | Wolf | 2:26.370 · ford | |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2:26.430 · renault | |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 2:27.570 · alfa-romeo | |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2:27.670 · ford | |
| 14 | John Watson | McLaren | 2:27.820 · ford | |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 2:27.890 · ford | |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2:28.080 · ford | |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 2:28.880 · ford | |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 2:29.390 · ford | |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 2:29.420 · ford | |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 2:30.290 · ford | |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 2:31.600 · ford | |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2:31.640 · alfa-romeo | |
| 23 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 2:31.780 · ford | |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 2:32.270 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 4 | John Watson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |