1979 Grand Prix of Argtenina
21 January - Buenos Airss: 53 laps x 5.968 km = 316.304 km
Pole Position: J Laffite Ligier 1 min:44.200s
Fastest Lap: 200.962 km/h J Laffite Ligier 1 min:46.910s
Results:
1 J Laffite Ligier 1 h 36m 03.210s
2 C Reutemann Lotus 1 h 36m 18.150s
3 J Watson McLaren 1 h 37m 32.020s
4 P Depailler Ligier 1 h 37m 44.930s
5 M Andretti Lotus 52
6 E Fittipaldi Copersucar 52
7 E de Angelis Shadow 52
8 J Mass Arrows 51
9 A Jones Williams 51
10 C Regazzoni Williams 51
11 D Daly Ensign 51
12r G Villeneuve Ferrari 48 engine
Did Not Qualify:
H Rebaque Lotus 46 suspension bracket
J Lammers Shadow 42 cv joint
J Hunt Wolf 41 electrics
J-P Jarier Tyrrell 15 engine
J-P Jabouille Renault 15 engine
N Lauda Brabham 8 fuel pressure
R Arnoux Renault 6 engine
J Scheckter Ferrari 0 accident *
D Pironi Tyrrell 0 accident *
P Tambay McLaren 0 accident *
N Piquet Brabham 0 accident *
A Merzario Merzario 0 accident *
Did Not Start:
R Patrese Arrows accident
H-J Stuck ATS car unprepared
Qualfiying Times:
1 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier/Ford 1'44.20
2 25 P.Depailler Ligier/Ford 1'45.24
3 2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus/Ford 1'45.34
4 4 J.P.Jarier Tyrrell/Ford 1'45.36
5 11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1'45.58
6 7 John Watson McLaren/Ford 1'45.76
7 1 Mario Andretti Lotus/Ford 1'45.96
8 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell/Ford 1'46.43
9 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren/Ford 1'46.56
10 12 G.Villeneuve Ferrari 1'46.88
11 14 E.Fittipaldi Fittipaldi/Ford 1'47.15
12 15 J.P.Jabouille Renault 1'47.46
13 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford 1'48.33
14 30 Jochen Mass Arrows/Ford 1'48.34
15 27 Alan Jones Williams/Ford 1'48.44
16 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow/Ford 1'48.51
17 28 Clay Regazzoni Williams/Ford 1'48.64
18 20 James Hunt Wolf/Ford 1'48.77
19 31 Hector Rebaque Lotus/Ford 1'49.36
20 6 Nelson Piquet Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'49.49
21 17 Jan Lammers Shadow/Ford 1'49.51
22 24 Arturo Merzario Merzario/Ford 1'50.26
23 5 Niki Lauda Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'50.29
24 22 Derek Daly Ensign/Ford 1'51.05
25 16 Rene Arnoux Renault 1'51.52
Not qualified
26 9 H.J.Stuck ATS/Ford 1'51.28
Note: * Race was interrupted after 1st lap accidient and started as new.