| 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 15 in the1979 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 February 1979 | ||
| Location | Autódromo de Interlagos São Paulo,Brazil | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 7.960 km (4.946[1] miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 318.400 km (197.840 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ligier-Ford | ||
| Time | 2:23.07 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Ligier-Ford | ||
| Time | 2:28.76 on lap 23 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ligier-Ford | ||
| Second | Ligier-Ford | ||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1979 Brazilian Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atInterlagos on 4 February 1979. It was the second race of the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Ligier-Ford | 2:23.07 | 1 | |
| 2 | 25 | Ligier-Ford | 2:23.99 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | Lotus-Ford | 2:24.15 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | Lotus-Ford | 2:24.28 | 4 | |
| 5 | 12 | Ferrari | 2:24.34 | 5 | |
| 6 | 11 | Ferrari | 2:24.48 | 6 | |
| 7 | 15 | Renault | 2:24.85 | 7 | |
| 8 | 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | 2:25.16 | 8 | |
| 9 | 14 | Fittipaldi-Ford | 2:26.35 | 9 | |
| 10 | 20 | Wolf-Ford | 2:26.37 | 10 | |
| 11 | 16 | Renault | 2:26.43 | 11 | |
| 12 | 5 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 2:27.57 | 12 | |
| 13 | 27 | Williams-Ford | 2:27.67 | 13 | |
| 14 | 7 | McLaren-Ford | 2:27.82 | 14 | |
| 15 | 4 | Tyrrell-Ford | 2:27.89 | 15 | |
| 16 | 29 | Arrows-Ford | 2:28.08 | 16 | |
| 17 | 28 | Williams-Ford | 2:28.88 | 17 | |
| 18 | 8 | McLaren-Ford | 2:29.39 | 18 | |
| 19 | 30 | Arrows-Ford | 2:29.42 | 19 | |
| 20 | 17 | Shadow-Ford | 2:30.29 | 20 | |
| 21 | 18 | Shadow-Ford | 2:31.60 | 21 | |
| 22 | 6 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 2:31.64 | 22 | |
| 23 | 22 | Ensign-Ford | 2:31.78 | 23 | |
| 24 | 9 | ATS-Ford | 2:32.27 | 24 | |
| DNQ | 31 | Lotus-Ford | 2:32.66 | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Merzario-Ford | 2:34.08 | — |
The Ligier team dominated the race weekend with their superior ground-effectJS11. FrenchmanJacques Laffite dominated the race weekend and made the most of his superbly set-up Ligier by taking pole position, smashingJean-Pierre Jarier's 1975 pole time by 7 seconds, setting fastest lap and leading every lap of the race up to the finish. Laffite's teammate Patrick Depailler started and finished 2nd. Laffite and the Ligier team completed their domination of the South American fortnight, Laffite also dominantly won inArgentina.
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