| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | April 29, 1979 | |
| Location | Jarama, Spain | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.404 km (2.115 mi) | |
| Distance | 75 laps, 255.3 km (158.625 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Ford |
| Time | 1:14.50 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari |
| Time | 1:16.44 on lap 72 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Patrick Depailler
|
Ligier-Ford |
| Second |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Lotus-Ford |
| Third |  Mario Andretti
|
Lotus-Ford |
The 1979 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 29 April 1979 at Jarama.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Patrick Depailler
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Ligier-Ford | 75 | 1:39:11.84 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus-Ford | 75 | +20.94 secs | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 75 | +27.31 secs | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari | 75 | +28.68 secs | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | +30.39 secs | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | +48.43 secs | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | 75 | +52.31 secs | 3 | |
| 8 | 30 |  Jochen Mass
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Arrows-Ford | 75 | +1:14.84 | 17 | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 74 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 10 | 29 |  Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 11 | 14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 74 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| 12 | 17 |  Jan Lammers
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Shadow-Ford | 73 | +2 Laps | 24 | |
| 13 | 8 | Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford | 72 | +3 Laps | 20 | |
| 14 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck
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ATS-Ford | 69 | +6 Laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 63 | Water Leak | 6 | |
| Ret | 31 |  Hector Rebaque
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Lotus-Ford | 58 | Engine | 23 | |
| Ret | 27 |  Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 54 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 18 | Elio de Angelis
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Shadow-Ford | 52 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Williams-Ford | 32 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 20 |  James Hunt
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Wolf-Ford | 26 | Brakes | 15 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault | 21 | Turbo | 9 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 21 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Ford | 15 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 6 | Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 15 | Injection | 7 | |
| DNQ | 22 |  Derek Daly
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Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 36 | Gianfranco Brancatelli
|
Kauhsen-Ford |
Notes[]
- Lap Leaders: Patrick Depailler 75 laps (1-75).
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
| Previous race: 1979 United States Grand Prix West |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1979 season |
Next race: 1979 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1978 Spanish Grand Prix |
Spanish Grand Prix | Next race: 1981 Spanish Grand Prix |
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