1979 seasonR5 · 29 April 1979 · Jarama

Spanish Grand Prix 1979

Patrick Depailler won for Ligier. Started from P2.

Laps75PoleLaffiteFastest lapVilleneuveDistance255.3 km
Start → finish · top ten2P1 Depailler8P2 Reutemann4P3 Andretti5P4 Scheckter12P5 Jarier10P6 Pironi3P7 Villeneuve17P8 Mass11P9 Arnoux16P10 Patrese

Race results

01Patrick DepaillerLigier1:39:11.8409
02Carlos ReutemannLotus+20.9406
03Mario AndrettiLotus+27.3104
04Jody ScheckterFerrari+28.6803
05Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell+30.3902
06Didier PironiTyrrell+48.4301
07Gilles Villeneuvefastest lapFerrari+52.310
08Jochen MassArrows+1:14.840
09René ArnouxRenault+1 lap
10Riccardo PatreseArrows+1 lap
11Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+1 lap
12Jan LammersShadow+2 laps
13Patrick TambayMcLaren+3 laps
14Hans-Joachim StuckATS+6 laps
—Niki LaudaBrabhamWater leak
—Héctor RebaqueLotusEngine
—Alan JonesWilliamsGearbox
—Elio de AngelisShadowEngine
—Clay RegazzoniWilliamsEngine
—James HuntWolfBrakes
—John WatsonMcLarenEngine
—Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultTurbo
—Jacques LaffiteLigierEngine
—Nelson PiquetBrabhamInjection
—Derek DalyEnsignDid not qualify
—Arturo MerzarioMerzarioDid not qualify
—Gianfranco BrancatelliKauhsenDid not qualify