F1/1979/Round 1

Argentina · Round 1 · 1979

Argentine Grand Prix

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Sunday, 21 January 1979

Winner

Laffite

Time

1:36:03.210

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DNFs

Last updated 3 May 2026 at 20:23

Position changes — lap by lap

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Lap time evolution

Per-driver lap times with pit stop markers. Toggle drivers below. Top 6 finishers pre-selected.

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Race results

Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	1	53	Finished	9
2	REUCarlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	3	53	Finished	6
3	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	6	53	Finished	4
4	DEPPatrick Depailler	Ligier	2	53	Finished	3
5	ANDMario Andretti	Team Lotus	7	52	+1 Lap	2
6	FITEmerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	11	52	+1 Lap	1
7	DE Elio de Angelis	Shadow	16	52	+1 Lap	0
8	MASJochen Mass	Arrows	14	51	+2 Laps	0
9	JONAlan Jones	Williams	15	51	+2 Laps	0
10	REGClay Regazzoni	Williams	17	51	+2 Laps	0
11	DALDerek Daly	Ensign	24	51	+2 Laps	0
R	VILGilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	10	48	DNF — Engine	0
R	REBHector Rebaque	Team Lotus	19	46	DNF — Suspension	0
R	LAMJan Lammers	Shadow	21	42	DNF — Transmission	0
R	HUNJames Hunt	Wolf	18	41	DNF — Electrical	0
R	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	4	15	DNF — Engine	0
R	JABJean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	12	15	DNF — Engine	0
R	LAUNiki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	23	8	DNF — Fuel system	0
R	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	25	6	DNF — Engine	0
R	SCHJody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	0	DNF — Collision	0
R	PIRDidier Pironi	Tyrrell	8	0	DNF — Collision	0
R	TAMPatrick Tambay	McLaren	9	0	DNF — Collision	0
R	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	20	0	DNF — Collision	0
R	MERArturo Merzario	Merzario	22	0	DNF — Collision	0
W	PATRiccardo Patrese	Arrows	13	0	DNF — Accident	0
W	STUHans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	0	0	DNF — Withdrew	0

Retirements

G. Villeneuve

Ferrari

Lap 48 — Engine

H. Rebaque

Team Lotus

Lap 46 — Suspension

J. Lammers

Shadow

Lap 42 — Transmission

J. Hunt

Wolf

Lap 41 — Electrical

J. Jarier

Tyrrell

Lap 15 — Engine

J. Jabouille

Renault

Lap 15 — Engine

N. Lauda

Brabham-Alfa Romeo

Lap 8 — Fuel system

R. Arnoux

Renault

Lap 6 — Engine

J. Scheckter

Ferrari

Lap 0 — Collision

D. Pironi

Tyrrell

Lap 0 — Collision

P. Tambay

McLaren

Lap 0 — Collision

N. Piquet

Brabham-Alfa Romeo

Lap 0 — Collision

A. Merzario

Merzario

Lap 0 — Collision

R. Patrese

Arrows

Lap 0 — Accident

H. Stuck

ATS

Lap 0 — Withdrew

1979 season All drivers All constructors Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez