The 1979 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 21 January 1979 at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |  Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford | 53 | 1:36:03.21 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus-Ford | 53 | +14.94 secs | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 |  John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 53 | +1:28.81 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | Patrick Depailler
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Ligier-Ford | 53 | +1:41.72 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 52 | +1 Lap | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 52 | +1 Lap | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 |  Elio de Angelis
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Shadow-Ford | 52 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 8 | 30 |  Jochen Mass
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Arrows-Ford | 51 | +2 Laps | 14 | |
| 9 | 27 |  Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 51 | +2 Laps | 15 | |
| 10 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford | 51 | +2 Laps | 17 | |
| 11 | 22 |  Derek Daly
|
Ensign-Ford | 51 | +2 Laps | 24 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve
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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
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Tyrrell-Ford | 15 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault | 15 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 8 | Fuel System | 23 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 6 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 11 |  Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari | 0 | Collision | 5 | |
| Ret | 3 | Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay
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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 | Accident | 13 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck
|
ATS-Ford |
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.
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
| Previous race: 1978 Canadian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1979 season |
Next race: 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix |
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Argentine Grand Prix | Next race: 1980 Argentine Grand Prix |
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