Round 2 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, 1979-02-04. Jacques Laffite won it for Ligier. Podium: Jacques Laffite, Patrick Depailler, Carlos Reutemann.
Winner
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Brazil
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 40 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 40 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | 40 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 40 | Finished | 3.0 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 39 | +1 Lap | 2.0 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | 39 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 23 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | 38 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | 33 | Fuel system | 0.0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 31 | Steering | 0.0 |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 28 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | 7 | Steering | 0.0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 7 | Collision | 0.0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Gearbox | 0.0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | 5 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 2 | Fuel leak | 0.0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | 0 | Electrical | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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