Argentine Grand Prix

Round 1 · Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

1979-01-21

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	—	1:36:03.210	Finished	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	3	▲1	+14.940	Finished	6
3	John Watson	McLaren	6	▲3	+1:28.810	Finished	4
4	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	2	▼2	+1:41.720	Finished	3
5	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	7	▲2	—	+1 Lap	2
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	11	▲5	—	+1 Lap	1
7	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	16	▲9	—	+1 Lap	0
8	Jochen Mass	Arrows	14	▲6	—	+2 Laps	0
9	Alan Jones	Williams	15	▲6	—	+2 Laps	0
10	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	17	▲7	—	+2 Laps	0
11	Derek Daly	Ensign	24	▲13	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	10	—	—	Engine	0
R	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	19	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	—	—	Transmission	0
R	James Hunt	Wolf	18	—	—	Electrical	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	4	—	—	Engine	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	12	—	—	Engine	0
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	23	—	—	Fuel system	0
R	René Arnoux	Renault	25	—	—	Engine	0
R	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	—	—	Collision	0
R	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	8	—	—	Collision	0
R	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	9	—	—	Collision	0
R	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	20	—	—	Collision	0
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	22	—	—	Collision	0
W	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	13	—	—	Accident	0
W	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	—	—	—	Withdrew	0