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21 Jan 1979

1979 Argentine Grand Prix

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 53 1:36'03.21 1 9
2 2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford 53 + 14.94 3 6
3 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 53 + 1'28.81 6 4
4 25 Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford 53 + 1'41.72 2 3
5 1 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 52 + 1 Lap 7 2
6 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 52 + 1 Lap 11 1
7 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford 52 + 1 Lap 16
8 30 Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 14
9 27 Alan Jones Williams-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 15
10 28 Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 17
11 22 Derek Daly Ensign-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 24
Ret 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 48 Engine 10
Ret 31 Hector Rebaque Lotus-Ford 46 Suspension 19
Ret 17 Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford 42 Transmission 21
Ret 20 James Hunt Wolf-Ford 41 Electrical 18
Ret 4 Jean Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 15 Engine 4
Ret 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille Renault 15 Engine 12
Ret 5 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 8 Fuel System 23
Ret 16 Rene Arnoux Renault 6 Engine 25
Ret 11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 0 Collision 5
Ret 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 0 Collision 8
Ret 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 0 Collision 9
Ret 6 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 0 Collision 20
Ret 24 Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford 0 Collision 22
DNS 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 0 Non starter 13
DNQ 9 Hans Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford

Fastest Lap: Jacques Laffite 1'46.910

1979 Argentine Grand Prix
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