1979 Brazilian Grand Prix

F1 Brazil Brazilian Circuit Interlagos 1977.svg 4 February 1979 2 15 Autódromo de InterlagosSão Paulo, Brazil Permanent racing facility 4.946https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1979-brazilian-grand-prix/ 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database 7.960 40 197.840 318.400 Dry Jacques Laffite France Ligier-Ford 2:23.07 Jacques Laffite France Ligier-Ford 2:28.76 23 Jacques Laffite France Ligier-Ford Patrick Depailler France Ligier-Ford Carlos Reutemann Argentina Lotus-Ford BRA The 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 4 February 1979. It was the second race of the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors. Qualifying Qualifying classification Pos.No.DriverConstructorTimeGrid126FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford2:23.071225FRA Patrick DepaillerLigier-Ford2:23.99232ARG Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford2:24.15341USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford2:24.284512CAN Gilles VilleneuveFerrari2:24.345611RSA 1928 Jody ScheckterFerrari2:24.486715FRA Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault2:24.85783FRA Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford2:25.168914BRA 1968 Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford2:26.3591020GBR James HuntWolf-Ford2:26.37101116FRA René ArnouxRenault2:26.4311125AUT Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo2:27.57121327AUS Alan JonesWilliams-Ford2:27.6713147GBR John WatsonMcLaren-Ford2:27.8214154FRA Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford2:27.89151629ITA Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford2:28.08161728SUI Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford2:28.8817188FRA Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford2:29.39181930FRG Jochen MassArrows-Ford2:29.42192017ITA Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford2:30.29202118NED Jan LammersShadow-Ford2:31.6021226BRA 1968 Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo2:31.64222322IRE Derek DalyEnsign-Ford2:31.7823249FRG Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford2:32.2724DNQ Did not qualify31MEX Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford2:32.66—DNQ Did not qualify24ITA Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford2:34.08— Race Race report The Ligier team dominated the race weekend with their superior ground-effect JS11. Frenchman Jacques Laffite dominated the race weekend and made the most of his superbly set-up Ligier by taking pole position, smashing Jean-Pierre Jarier's 1975 pole time by 7 seconds, setting fastest lap and leading every lap of the race up to the finish. Laffite's teammate Patrick Depailler started and finished 2nd. Laffite and the Ligier team completed their domination of the South American fortnight, Laffite also dominantly won in Argentina. Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Goodyear 40 1:40:09.64 1 9 2 25 France Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Goodyear 40 + 5.28 2 6 3 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Goodyear 40 + 44.14 3 4 4 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 40 + 1:25.88 8 3 5 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 39 + 1 Lap 5 2 6 11 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari Michelin 39 + 1 Lap 6 1 7 30 FRG Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford Goodyear 39 + 1 Lap 19 8 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford Goodyear 39 + 1 Lap 14 9 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 39 + 1 Lap 16 10 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Michelin 39 + 1 Lap 7 11 14 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 39 + 1 Lap 9 12 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford Goodyear 39 + 1 Lap 20 13 22 Ireland Derek Daly Ensign-Ford Goodyear 39 + 1 Lap 23 14 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford Goodyear 39 + 1 Lap 21 15 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Goodyear 38 + 2 Laps 17 Ret Retired 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 33 Fuel System 13 Ret Retired 9 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford Goodyear 31 Steering 24 Ret Retired 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 28 Spun Off 11 Ret Retired 20 UK James Hunt Wolf-Ford Goodyear 7 Steering 10 Ret Retired 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford Goodyear 7 Collision 18 Ret Retired 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 5 Gearbox 12 Ret Retired 6BRA 1968 Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 5 Accident 22 Ret Retired 1 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 2 Fuel Leak 4 Ret Retired 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 0 Electrical 15 DNQ Did not qualify 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Goodyear Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/395/ 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140209073730/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/395/ 9 February 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1979-brazilian-grand-prix/ 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 4 February 1979 6 November 2021 Notes This was the 9th and 10th podium finish for Ligier. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Jacques Laffite 18 10px 2 ARG Carlos Reutemann 10 10px 1 3 FRA Patrick Depailler 9 10px 1 4 UK John Watson 4 10px 16 5 FRA Didier Pironi 3Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1979/bresil/championnat.aspx Brazil 1979 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA Ligier-Ford 27 10px 2 UK Lotus-Ford 12 10px 3 UK McLaren-Ford 4 10px 3 4 UK Tyrrell-Ford 3 10px 5 ITA Ferrari 3Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Additional notes a a Although the circuit length was quoted in MotorSport magazine as 7.873 km,http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1979/66/brazilian-grand-prix Brazilian Grand Prix MotorSport March 1979 2017-11-13 the fastest lap's time/speed quoted are consistent with the 7.87385 km length, same as quoted in 1980 race report.http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1980/70/brazilian-grand-prix Brazilian Grand Prix MotorSport March 1980 2017-11-13 b b Although the race distance was quoted in MotorSport magazine as 314.92 km, the winner's time/speed quoted are consistent with the 314.954 km distance, same as quoted in 1980 race report. References Brazilian Grand Prix 1979 1979 Argentine Grand Prix 1979 South African Grand Prix 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix Category:Brazilian Grand Prix Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix