Round 2 · Brazil All-time GP history
Brazilian Grand Prix 1979
Autódromo José Carlos PaceSunday, 4 February 1979 Finished
Full classification
- 1
Jacques LaffiteLigierFinished9 - 2
Patrick DepaillerLigierFinished6 - 3
Carlos ReutemannTeam LotusFinished4 - 4
Didier PironiTyrrellFinished3 - 5GVGilles VilleneuveFerrari+1 Lap2
- 6
Jody ScheckterFerrari+1 Lap1 - 7
Jochen MassArrows+1 Lap - 8
John WatsonMcLaren+1 Lap - 9
Riccardo PatreseArrows+1 Lap - 10
Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault+1 Lap - 11
Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+1 Lap - 12
Elio de AngelisShadow+1 Lap - 13
Derek DalyEnsign+1 Lap - 14
Jan LammersShadow+1 Lap - 15
Clay RegazzoniWilliams+2 Laps - 16
Alan JonesWilliamsFuel system - 17
Hans-Joachim StuckATSSteering - 18
René ArnouxRenaultSpun off - 19
James HuntWolfSteering - 20
Patrick TambayMcLarenCollision - 21
Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa RomeoGearbox - 22
Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa RomeoAccident - 23
Mario AndrettiTeam LotusFuel leak - 24
Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrellElectrical
Circuit
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Round
2 / 24
Status
Completed
Length
4.309 km
Corners
15
First GP
1973
Winner: Jacques Laffite