1979 Argentine Grand Prix
- Date
- 21 Jan 1979
- Circuit
- Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Round
- 1 of 15
- Winner
- Jacques Laffite (Ligier)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 53 | 1:36:03.21 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | 53 | +14.94 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | 53 | +1:28.81 | 4 | |
| 4 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 53 | +1:41.72 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 7 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 16 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 14 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 15 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | 48 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 19 | 46 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 42 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | 18 | 41 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 4 | 15 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | 15 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 23 | 8 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 25 | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 20 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Williams | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Wolf | 0 | 0 |