Round 1
Argentina
1979-01-21 · Buenos Aires · Argentina
Weekend schedule
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Race
P1LAF
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |  Ligier | 53 | 1:36:03.210 | 9 |
| 02 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann |  Lotus | 53 | 1:36:18.150 | 6 |
| 03 | 7 | John Watson |  McLaren | 53 | 1:37:32.020 | 4 |
| 04 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 53 | 1:37:44.930 | 3 |
| 05 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 52 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 06 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 52 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 07 | 18 | Elio de Angelis |  Shadow | 52 | +1 lap | — |
| 08 | 30 | Jochen Mass |  Arrows | 51 | +2 laps | — |
| 09 | 27 | Alan Jones |  Williams | 51 | +2 laps | — |
| 10 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 51 | +2 laps | — |
| 11 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 51 | +2 laps | — |
| 12 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve |  Ferrari | 48 | Engine | — |
| DNF | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 46 | Suspension | — |
| DNF | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 42 | Transmission | — |
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt |  Wolf | 41 | Electrical | — |
| DNF | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |  Tyrrell | 15 | Engine | — |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |  Renault | 15 | Engine | — |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda |  Brabham | 8 | Fuel system | — |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | Engine | — |
| DNF | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 0 | Collision | — |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | Collision | — |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | Collision | — |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | Collision | — |
| DNF | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | Collision | — |
| DNS | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | Accident | — |
| DNS | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | Car not ready | — |
Circuit
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Clockwise · Permanent circuit
Circuit Length
5.968km
- First Grand Prix
- 1953
- Number of Laps
- 53
- Turns
- 16
- Race Distance
- 316.304 km
- Layout lap record
- 1:46.910Jacques Laffite (1979)