1979 Brazilian Grand Prix

Sun, February 4th, 1979Round 2

Track:	Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Official race name:	VIII Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Round:	2 (of 15)
Race number:	315
Date:	Sun, February 4th, 1979
Time:	14.00
Track length:	7.874 km
Laps:	40
Race distance:	314.960 km
Weather:	Sunny, very hot and dry

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Race

Grid

Qualifying

Standings

P	Driver	Pts
1	Jacques Laffite	18
2	Carlos Reutemann	10	8
3	Patrick Depailler	9	9
4	John Watson	4	14
5	Didier Pironi	3	15
6	Mario Andretti	2	16
7	Gilles Villeneuve	2	16
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	17
9	Jody Scheckter	1	17
10	Jochen Mass	0	18
11	Elio de Angelis	0	18
12	Alan Jones	0	18
13	Riccardo Patrese	0	18
14	Clay Regazzoni	0	18
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	18
16	Derek Daly	0	18
17	Jan Lammers	0	18

P	Constructor	Pts
1	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	27
2	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	12	15
3	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	4	23
4	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	3	24
5	Ferrari	3	24
6	Copersucar-Ford Cosworth	1	26
7	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	0	27
8	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	0	27
9	Williams-Ford Cosworth	0	27
10	Renault	0	27
11	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	0	27

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P	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Avg Speed	Grid	Pts
1	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	40	1:40:09.64	188.673	1	9
2	25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	40	+ 5.28 secs	188.507	2	6
3	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	40	+ 44.14 secs	187.297	3	4
4	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	40	+ 1m 25.88 secs	186.015	8	3
5	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	39	+ 1 Lap		5	2
6	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	39	+ 1 Lap		6	1
7	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap		19
8	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap		14
9	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap		16
10	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	39	+ 1 Lap		7
11	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar-Ford Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap		9
12	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap		20
13	22	Derek Daly	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap		23
14	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	39	+ 1 Lap		21
15	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford Cosworth	38	+ 2 Laps		17
Ret	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	33	Fuel system		13
Ret	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford Cosworth	31	Steering		24
Ret	16	René Arnoux	Renault	28	Spun off		11
Ret	20	James Hunt	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	7	Steering		10
Ret	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	7	Collision		18
Ret	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	5	Gearbox		12
Ret	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	5	Accident		22
Ret	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2	Fuel leak		4

DNS	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth		Electrical		15
DNQ	31	Hector Rebaque	Lotus-Ford Cosworth
DNQ	24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford Cosworth

Fastest lap: 2:28.76 - Jacques Laffite (Lap 23)
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P	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	%	Avg Speed	Laps
1	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2:23.07		100.0	198.130
2	25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2:23.99	0.92	100.6	196.864
3	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:24.15	1.08	100.8	196.645
4	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:24.28	1.21	100.8	196.468
5	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2:24.34	1.27	100.9	196.386
6	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	2:24.48	1.41	101.0	196.196
7	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	2:24.85	1.78	101.2	195.695
8	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2:25.16	2.09	101.5	195.277
9	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar-Ford Cosworth	2:26.35	3.28	102.3	193.689
10	20	James Hunt	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	2:26.37	3.30	102.3	193.663
11	16	René Arnoux	Renault	2:26.43	3.36	102.3	193.583
12	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	2:27.57	4.50	103.1	192.088
13	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	2:27.67	4.60	103.2	191.958
14	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:27.82	4.75	103.3	191.763
15	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	2:27.89	4.82	103.4	191.672
16	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	2:28.08	5.01	103.5	191.426
17	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford Cosworth	2:28.88	5.81	104.1	190.398
18	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	2:29.39	6.32	104.4	189.748
19	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	2:29.42	6.35	104.4	189.710
20	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	2:30.29	7.22	105.0	188.611
21	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	2:31.60	8.53	106.0	186.982
22	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	2:31.64	8.57	106.0	186.932
23	22	Derek Daly	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	2:31.78	8.71	106.1	186.760
24	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford Cosworth	2:32.27	9.20	106.4	186.159
(25)	31	Hector Rebaque	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:32.66	9.59	106.7	185.683
(26)	24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford Cosworth	2:34.08	11.01	107.7	183.972
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Sun, February 4th, 1979Round 2

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