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1979 Spanish Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 1979

Formula One motor race held in 1979

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySpain
Flag_suffix1977
Grand PrixSpanish
ImageCircuito Permanente del Jarama 1980.svg
Official nameXXV Gran Premio de España
Date29 April
Year1979
Race_No5
Season_No15
LocationJarama, Spain
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.115
Course_km3.404
Distance_laps75
Distance_mi158.625
Distance_km255.3
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverJacques Laffite
Pole_CountryFrance
Pole_TeamLigier-Ford
Pole_Time1:14.50
Fast_DriverGilles Villeneuve
Fast_CountryCanada
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:16.44
Fast_Lap72
First_DriverPatrick Depailler
First_CountryFrance
First_TeamLigier-Ford
Second_DriverCarlos Reutemann
Second_CountryArgentina
Second_TeamLotus-Ford
Third_DriverMario Andretti
Third_CountryUSA
Third_TeamLotus-Ford
Lapchart

The 1979 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 1979 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama near Madrid, Spain. It was race 5 of 15 in both the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 75-lap race was won by Patrick Depailler, driving a Ligier-Ford, with Lotus drivers Carlos Reutemann and Mario Andretti second and third respectively.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo123456789101112131415161718192021222324DNQDNQDNQ
Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford**1:14,50**1
Patrick DepaillerLigier-Ford1:14,792
Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:14,823
Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:15,074
Jody ScheckterFerrari1:15,105
Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:15,456
Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:15,617
Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford1:15,678
Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1:15,789
Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford1:16,0410
René ArnouxRenault1:16,0611
Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford1:16,0812
Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:16,2313
Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford1:16,6114
James HuntWolf-Ford1:16,8815
Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:16,9216
Jochen MassArrows-Ford1:17,0417
John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:17,1118
Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:17,3519
Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford1:17,4520
Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford1:17,5721
Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford1:17,8522
Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford1:18,4223
Jan LammersShadow-Ford1:18,7924
Derek DalyEnsign-Ford1:19,30—
Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford1:20,46—
Gianfranco BrancatelliKauhsen-Ford1:23,24—

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQ
25France **Patrick Depailler****Ligier-Ford**751:39:11.842**9**
2Argentina **Carlos Reutemann****Lotus-Ford**75+ 20.948**6**
1US **Mario Andretti****Lotus-Ford**75+ 27.314**4**
11South Africa **Jody Scheckter****Ferrari**75+ 28.685**3**
4France **Jean-Pierre Jarier****Tyrrell-Ford**75+ 30.3912**2**
3France **Didier Pironi****Tyrrell-Ford**75+ 48.4310**1**
12Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari75+ 52.313
30FRG Jochen MassArrows-Ford75+ 1:14.8417
16France René ArnouxRenault74+ 1 Lap11
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford74+ 1 Lap16
14Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford74+ 1 Lap19
17Netherlands Jan LammersShadow-Ford73+ 2 Laps24
8France Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford72+ 3 Laps20
9FRG Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford69+ 6 Laps21
5Austria Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo63Water Leak6
31Mexico Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford58Engine23
27Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford54Gearbox13
18Italy Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford52Engine22
28Switzerland Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford32Engine14
20UK James HuntWolf-Ford26Brakes15
15France Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault21Turbo9
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford21Engine18
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford15Engine1
6Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo15Injection7
22Ireland Derek DalyEnsign-Ford
24Italy Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford
36Italy Gianfranco BrancatelliKauhsen-Ford

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for German constructor Kauhsen.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1CAN Gilles Villeneuve20
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 32FRA Patrick Depailler20
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 13FRA Jacques Laffite18
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4ARG Carlos Reutemann18
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 25South Africa Jody Scheckter16

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 11FRA Ligier-Ford38
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 12ITA Ferrari36
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK Lotus-Ford30
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4UK Tyrrell-Ford11
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5UK McLaren-Ford4
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1978 Spanish Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1980 Spanish Grand Prix

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1979". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. "1979 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. (29 April 1979). "1979 Spanish Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  4. "Spain 1979 - Championship • STATS F1".
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