Round 2 · Brazil
Autódromo José Carlos PaceSunday, 4 February 1979 Finished Podium
- JLJacques Laffite
- PDPatrick Depailler
- CRCarlos Reutemann
Finished
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2Patrick DepaillerLigierFinished63Carlos ReutemannTeam LotusFinished44Didier PironiTyrrellFinished35Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1 Lap26Jody ScheckterFerrari+1 Lap17Jochen MassArrows+1 Lap8John WatsonMcLaren+1 Lap9Riccardo PatreseArrows+1 Lap10Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault+1 Lap11Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+1 Lap12Elio de AngelisShadow+1 Lap13Derek DalyEnsign+1 Lap14Jan LammersShadow+1 Lap15Clay RegazzoniWilliams+2 Laps16Alan JonesWilliamsFuel system17Hans-Joachim StuckATSSteering18René ArnouxRenaultSpun off19James HuntWolfSteering20Patrick TambayMcLarenCollision21Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa RomeoGearbox22Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa RomeoAccident23Mario AndrettiTeam LotusFuel leak24Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrellElectrical