Round 1 · 21 Jan – 21 Jan 1979
1979 Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires
Weekend schedule
UK time.
| Session | UK time |
|---|---|
| Race | Sun 21 Jan, 00:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 1:36:03.210 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | +14.940 | 6 |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | +1:28.810 | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | +1:41.720 | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | Transmission | 0 |
| 15 | James Hunt | Wolf | 18 | Electrical | 0 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 23 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Renault | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| 23 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 20 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | Collision | 0 |
| 25 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| 26 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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