1979 Argentine Grand Prix
The 1979 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 21 January 1979 at the Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
| 1979 Argentine Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 1 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | January 21, 1979 | ||
| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Course | Permanent road course | ||
| Course length | 5.81 km (3.61 mi) | ||
| Distance | 53 laps, 307.93 km (191.33 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ligier-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:44.20 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | Ligier-Ford | |
| Time | 1:46.91 on lap 42 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ligier-Ford | ||
| Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | |
Ligier-Ford | 53 | 1:36:03.21 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 |  |
Lotus-Ford | 53 | +14.94 secs | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 |  |
McLaren-Ford | 53 | +1:28.81 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | |
Ligier-Ford | 53 | +1:41.72 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 |  |
Lotus-Ford | 52 | +1 Lap | 7 | 2 |
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 52 | +1 Lap | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 |  |
Shadow-Ford | 52 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 8 | 30 |  |
Arrows-Ford | 51 | +2 Laps | 14 | |
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Williams-Ford | 51 | +2 Laps | 15 | |
| 10 | 28 |  |
Williams-Ford | 51 | +2 Laps | 17 | |
| 11 | 22 |  |
Ensign-Ford | 51 | +2 Laps | 24 | |
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Ferrari | 48 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 31 |  |
Lotus-Ford | 46 | Suspension | 19 | |
| Ret | 17 |  |
Shadow-Ford | 42 | Transmission | 21 | |
| Ret | 20 | |
Wolf-Ford | 41 | Electrical | 18 | |
| Ret | 4 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 15 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 15 | |
Renault | 15 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 5 |  |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 8 | Fuel System | 23 | |
| Ret | 16 | |
Renault | 6 | Engine | 25 | |
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Ferrari | 0 | Collision | 5 | |
| Ret | 3 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 8 | |
McLaren-Ford | 0 | Collision | 9 | |
| Ret | 6 | |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
| Ret | 24 | |
Merzario-Ford | 0 | Collision | 22 | |
| DNS | 29 | |
Arrows-Ford | 0 | Accident | 13 | |
| DNQ | 9 | |
ATS-Ford | ||||
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Notes
- Lap Leaders: Patrick Depailler 10 laps (1–10); Jacques Laffite 43 laps (11–53).
- The race had to be restarted because there was a huge crash at the second of the very fast esses after the pit straight that took off a number of drivers, including Jody Scheckter, Nelson Piquet, John Watson, Patrick Tambay and Mario Andretti.
- Formula One debut for Elio de Angelis.
- Local hero Carlos Reutemann charged through the field up from 6th to 2nd, although it wasn't enough to catch Jacques Laffite.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "1979 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- "Argentina 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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