Results 1979 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Brazil

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Event: Brazilian Grand Prix
Track: Autodromo Interlagos

Classification 1979 Brazilian F1 GP

PNoDriverTeamTimeLapsGridPts
126France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier01:40:09.64040
1
9
225France Patrick Depailler
France Ligier01:40:14.92040
2
6
32Argentina Carlos Reutemann
United Kingdom Team Lotus01:40:53.78040
3
4
43France Didier Pironi
United Kingdom Tyrrell01:41:35.52040
8
3
512Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Italy Ferrari+1 lap39
5
2
611South Africa Jody Scheckter
Italy Ferrari+1 lap39
6
1
730Germany Jochen Mass
United Kingdom Arrows+1 lap39
19
0
87United Kingdom John Watson
United Kingdom McLaren+1 lap39
14
0
929Italy Riccardo Patrese
United Kingdom Arrows+1 lap39
16
0
1015France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Renault+1 lap39
7
0
1114Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Fittipaldi+1 lap39
9
0
1218Italy Elio de Angelis
United Kingdom Shadow+1 lap39
20
0
1322Ireland Derek Daly
United Kingdom Ensign+1 lap39
23
0
1417Netherlands Jan Lammers
United Kingdom Shadow+1 lap39
21
0
1528Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
United Kingdom Williams+2 laps38
17
0
DNF27Australia Alan Jones
United Kingdom WilliamsFuel System33
13
0
DNF9Germany Hans Joachim Stuck
Germany ATSSteering31
24
0
DNF16France René Arnoux
France RenaultSpun Off28
11
0
DNF20United Kingdom James Hunt
Canada WolfSteering7
10
0
DNF8France Patrick Tambay
United Kingdom McLarenCollision7
18
0
DNF5Austria Niki Lauda
United Kingdom BrabhamGearbox5
12
0
DNF6Brazil Nelson Piquet
United Kingdom BrabhamAccident5
22
0
DNF1United States Mario Andretti
United Kingdom Team LotusFuel Leak2
4
0
DNF4France Jean-Pierre Jarier
United Kingdom TyrrellElectrical0
15
0
DNQ31Mexico Hector Rebaque
United Kingdom Team LotusNo Time0

0
DNQ24Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy MerzarioNo Time0

0
Fastest lap: 2:28.760 min by Jacques Laffite (Ligier JS11) in lap 23

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