1979 Grande Prêmio do Brasil

Race 2 of 15

Interlagos
40 laps
Time of race: 1:40:09.64
Average speed of winner: 188.686 kph
Margin of victory: 5.28 sec.
Lead changes: 0
Fastest lap: Jacques Laffite 2:28.76
Lap leaders: Laffite 1-40

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ligier	2:23.07	40	1	40	1:40:09.64	9
2	2	Patrick Depailler	25	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ligier	2:23.99	40	0	0	+5.28	6
3	3	Carlos Reutemann	2	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	2:24.15	40	0	0	+44.14	4
4	8	Didier Pironi	3	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	2:25.16	40	0	0	+85.88	3
5	5	Gilles Villeneuve	12	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	2:24.34	39	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	6	Jody Scheckter	11	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	2:24.48	39	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	19	Jochen Mass	30	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	2:29.42	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	14	John Watson	7	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	2:27.82	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	16	Riccardo Patrese	29	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	2:28.08	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	7	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	2:24.85	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
11	9	Emerson Fittipaldi	14	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	2:26.35	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
12	20	Elio de Angelis	18	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	2:30.29	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
13	23	Derek Daly	22	Team Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	2:31.78	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
14	21	Jan Lammers	17	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	2:31.60	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
15	17	Clay Regazzoni	28	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	2:28.88	38	0	0	+2 laps	0
16	13	Alan Jones	27	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	2:27.67	33	0	0	fuel system	0
17	24	Hans-Joachim Stuck	9	ATS Wheels	ATS D2	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	ATS	2:32.27	31	0	0	steering	0
18	11	René Arnoux	16	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	2:26.43	28	0	0	spun off	0
19	10	James Hunt	20	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf WR7	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Wolf	2:26.37	7	0	0	steering	0
20	18	Patrick Tambay	8	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	2:29.39	7	0	0	collision	0
21	12	Niki Lauda	5	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260	Goodyear	Brabham	2:27.57	5	0	0	gearbox	0
22	22	Nelson Piquet	6	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260	Goodyear	Brabham	2:31.64	5	0	0	accident	0
23	4	Mario Andretti	1	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	2:24.28	2	0	0	fuel leak	0
24	15	Jean-Pierre Jarier	4	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	2:27.89	0	0	0	DNS (electrical)	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Jacques Laffite	18	2	2	2	2
2	Carlos Reutemann	10	2	0	0	2
3	Patrick Depailler	9	2	0	0	1
4	John Watson	4	2	0	0	1
5	Didier Pironi	3	2	0	0	0
6	Mario Andretti	2	2	0	0	0
7	Gilles Villeneuve	2	2	0	0	0
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	2	0	0	0
9	Jody Scheckter	1	2	0	0	0
10	Elio de Angelis	0	2	0	0	0
11	Jochen Mass	0	2	0	0	0
12	Alan Jones	0	2	0	0	0
13	Riccardo Patrese	0	1	0	0	0
14	Clay Regazzoni	0	2	0	0	0
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	2	0	0	0
16	Derek Daly	0	2	0	0	0
17	Héctor Rebaque	0	1	0	0	0
18	Jan Lammers	0	2	0	0	0
19	James Hunt	0	2	0	0	0
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	2	0	0	0
21	Hans-Joachim Stuck	0	1	0	0	0
22	Niki Lauda	0	2	0	0	0
23	René Arnoux	0	2	0	0	0
24	Patrick Tambay	0	2	0	0	0
25	Nelson Piquet	0	2	0	0	0