1979 seasonR1 · 21 January 1979 · Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Argentine Grand Prix 1979

Jacques Laffite won for Ligier. Started from P1.

Laps53PoleLaffiteFastest lapLaffiteDistance316.3 km
Start → finish · top ten1P1 Laffite3P2 Reutemann6P3 Watson2P4 Depailler7P5 Andretti11P6 Fittipaldi16P7 De Angelis14P8 Mass15P9 Jones17P10 Regazzoni

Race results

01Jacques Laffitefastest lapLigier1:36:03.2109
02Carlos ReutemannLotus+14.9406
03John WatsonMcLaren+1:28.8104
04Patrick DepaillerLigier+1:41.7203
05Mario AndrettiLotus+1 lap2
06Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+1 lap1
07Elio de AngelisShadow+1 lap
08Jochen MassArrows+2 laps
09Alan JonesWilliams+2 laps
10Clay RegazzoniWilliams+2 laps
11Derek DalyEnsign+2 laps
12Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
—Héctor RebaqueLotusSuspension
—Jan LammersShadowTransmission
—James HuntWolfElectrical
—Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrellEngine
—Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultEngine
—Niki LaudaBrabhamFuel system
—René ArnouxRenaultEngine
—Jody ScheckterFerrariCollision
—Didier PironiTyrrellCollision
—Patrick TambayMcLarenCollision
—Nelson PiquetBrabhamCollision
—Arturo MerzarioMerzarioCollision
—Riccardo PatreseArrowsDid not start
—Hans-Joachim StuckATSDid not start