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1979 Argentine Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryArgentina
Grand PrixArgentine
ImageAutódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez Circuito N° 15.svg
DateJanuary 21
Year1979
Race_No1
Season_No15
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
CoursePermanent road course
Course_mi3.61
Course_km5.81
Distance_laps53
Distance_mi191.33
Distance_km307.93
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverJacques Laffite
Pole_CountryFrance
Pole_TeamLigier-Ford
Pole_Time1:44.20
Fast_DriverJacques Laffite
Fast_CountryFrance
Fast_TeamLigier-Ford
Fast_Time1:46.91
Fast_Lap42
First_DriverJacques Laffite
First_CountryFrance
First_TeamLigier-Ford
Second_DriverCarlos Reutemann
Second_CountryArgentina
Second_TeamLotus-Ford
Third_DriverJohn Watson
Third_CountryUK
Third_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Lapchart

The 1979 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 21 January 1979 at the Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires. 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.

After qualifying, James Hunt's WR7 was declared illegal, as the clutch-driven impeller blades which drew air through the air coiler were ruled an 'aerodynamic device'. Wolf mechanics modified the fan, and the car was allowed to start.

Classification

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorTimeGrid1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
26FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford**1:44.20**1
25FRA Patrick DepaillerLigier-Ford1:45.242
2ARG Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford1:45.343
4FRA Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford1:45.364
11RSA Jody ScheckterFerrari1:45.585
7GBR John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:45.766
1USA Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:45.967
3FRA Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford1:46,438
8FRA Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford1:46.569
12CAN Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:46.8810
14BRA Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:47.1511
15FRA Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1:47.4612
29ITA Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:48.33DNS
30FRG Jochen MassArrows-Ford1:48.3413
27AUS Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:48.4414
17ITA Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford1:48.5115
28SUI Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford1:48.6416
20GBR James HuntWolf-Ford1:48.7717
31MEX Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford1:49.3618
6BRA Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:49.4919
18NED Jan LammersShadow-Ford1:49.5120
24ITA Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford1:50.2621
5AUT Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:50.2922
22IRE Derek DalyEnsign-Ford1:51.0523
9FRG Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford1:51.28DNS
16FRA René ArnouxRenault1:51.5224

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNS
26France **Jacques Laffite****Ligier-Ford**531:36:03.211**9**
2Argentina **Carlos Reutemann****Lotus-Ford**53+14.94 secs3**6**
7UK **John Watson****McLaren-Ford**53+1:28.816**4**
25France **Patrick Depailler****Ligier-Ford**53+1:41.722**3**
1US **Mario Andretti****Lotus-Ford**52+1 Lap7**2**
14Brazil **Emerson Fittipaldi****Fittipaldi-Ford**52+1 Lap11**1**
18Italy Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford52+1 Lap16
30FRG Jochen MassArrows-Ford51+2 Laps14
27Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford51+2 Laps15
28Switzerland Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford51+2 Laps17
22Ireland Derek DalyEnsign-Ford51+2 Laps24
12Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari48Engine10
31Mexico Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford46Suspension19
17Netherlands Jan LammersShadow-Ford42Transmission21
20GBR James HuntWolf-Ford41Electrical18
4France Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford15Engine4
15France Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault15Engine12
5Austria Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo8Fuel System23
16France René ArnouxRenault6Engine26
11South Africa Jody ScheckterFerrari0Collision5
3France Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford0Collision8
8France Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford0Collision9
6Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo0Collision20
24Italy Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford0Collision22
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford0Accident13
9FRG Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford025

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Dutch driver and future Le Mans winner Jan Lammers and Italian driver and future Grand Prix winner Elio de Angelis.
  • This was the 1st Grand Slam for Ligier and for a French driver.
  • This was the 50th Grand Prix start for Ligier.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1FRA Jacques Laffite9
2ARG Carlos Reutemann6
3UK John Watson4
4FRA Patrick Depailler3
5USA Mario Andretti2

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1FRA Ligier-Ford12
2UK Lotus-Ford8
3UK McLaren-Ford4
4BRA Fittipaldi-Ford1
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = Argentine Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1979 | Previous_race_in_season = 1978 Canadian Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1978 Argentine Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1980 Argentine Grand Prix}}

References

  1. "Lunch with... Walter Wolf".
  2. "1979 Argentine Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. (21 January 1979). "1979 Argentine Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  4. "Argentina 1979 - Championship • STATS F1".
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