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

1
-
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
1:40:09.64
Finished
2
-
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
+5.28
Finished
3
-
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
+44.14
Finished
4
4
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
+1:25.88
Finished
5
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
+1 Lap
6
-
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
+1 Lap
7
12
Jochen Mass
Arrows
+1 Lap
8
6
John Watson
McLaren
+1 Lap
9
7
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
+1 Lap
10
3
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
+1 Lap
11
2
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
+1 Lap
12
8
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
+1 Lap
13
10
Derek Daly
Ensign
+1 Lap
14
7
Jan Lammers
Shadow
+1 Lap
15
2
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
+2 Laps
16
3
Alan Jones
Williams
Fuel system
17
7
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
Steering
18
7
René Arnoux
Renault
Spun off
19
9
James Hunt
Wolf
Steering
20
2
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
Collision
21
9
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Gearbox
22
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Accident
23
19
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
Fuel leak
24
9
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
Electrical
25
25
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
Did not qualify
26
26
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
Did not qualify
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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

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Strategy

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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

  • Alan Jones
    Lap 33

Steering

  • Hans-Joachim Stuck
    Lap 31
  • James Hunt
    Lap 7

Spun off

  • René Arnoux
    Lap 28

Collision

  • Patrick Tambay
    Lap 7

Gearbox

  • Niki Lauda
    Lap 5

Accident

  • Nelson Piquet
    Lap 5

Fuel leak

  • Mario Andretti
    Lap 2

Electrical

  • Jean-Pierre Jarier
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.