The Brazilian Grand Prix 1979 was the 2nd round of the 1979 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on February 4th.
Jacques Laffite won the race from the pole, followed by Patrick Depailler, and Carlos Reutemann completing the podium.
Final results
Race evolution
We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
There were some incidents during the race, with 9 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Alan Jones, who had a fuel system failure on lap 33, Hans-Joachim Stuck, and James Hunt, both had issues with the steering of the car, René Arnoux, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 28, Patrick Tambay, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 7, Niki Lauda, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 5, Nelson Piquet, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 5, Mario Andretti, who had a fuel leak on lap 2, and Jean-Pierre Jarier, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 0.
Fuel system
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Alan JonesLap 33
Steering
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Hans-Joachim StuckLap 31
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James HuntLap 7
Spun off
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René ArnouxLap 28
Collision
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Patrick TambayLap 7
Gearbox
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Niki LaudaLap 5
Accident
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Nelson PiquetLap 5
Fuel leak
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Mario AndrettiLap 2
Electrical
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Jean-Pierre JarierLap 0
Qualifying
We do not have qualifying data for this race.