Round 2 · 4 Feb – 4 Feb 1979
1979 Brazilian Grand Prix
🇧🇷 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo · 71 laps
Weekend schedule
UK time, plus local track time.
| Session | UK time | Track time |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Sun 4 Feb, 00:00 | Sat 3 Feb, 21:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 1:40:09.640 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | +5.280 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | +44.140 | 4 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | +1:25.880 | 3 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 23 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | Steering | 0 |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | Steering | 0 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | Electrical | 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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