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1979 Brazil Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Interlagos circuit. Full information

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1979 Brazil Grand Prix

1979 Brazil Grand Prix is 315th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Interlagos circuit. Jacques Laffite won the pole position and this race. This was his 3rd victory. Patrick Depailler and Carlos Reutemann also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 40 laps (315 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1979 Argentina Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1979 South Africa Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1979 Brazil Grand Prix

3rd victory for the Ligier team
3rd victory for the Jacques Laffite
10th podium for the Jacques Laffite
18th podium for the Patrick Depailler
27th podium for the Carlos Reutemann

Jacques Laffite - Winner of the 1979 Brazil Grand Prix

1979 Brazil Grand Prix

Ligier JS11 - 1979 Brazil Grand Prix winner

1979 Brazil Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Jacques Laffite	9.00	1h 40m 09.64s ( 188.673 km/h )	40	Ligier Gitanes
2	Patrick Depailler	6.00	1h 40m 14.92s ( +05.28s )	40	Ligier Gitanes
3	Carlos Reutemann	4.00	1h 40m 53.78s ( +44.14s )	40	Martini Racing Team Lotus
4	Didier Pironi	3.00	1h 41m 35.52s ( +1m 25.88s )	40	Team Tyrrell
5	Gilles Villeneuve	2.00		39	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Jody Scheckter	1.00		39	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Jochen Mass	0		39	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
8	John Watson	0		39	Marlboro Team McLaren
9	Riccardo Patrese	0		39	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
10	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0		39	Equipe Renault Elf
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	0		39	Fittipaldi Automotive
12	Elio De Angelis	0		39	Interscope Shadow Racing Team
13	Derek Daly	0		39	Team Ensign
14	Jan Lammers	0		39	Samson Shadow Racing Team
15	Clay Regazzoni	0		38	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
ab	Alan Jones	0	Fuel pressure	33	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
ab	Hans Joachim Stuck	0	Steering	31	ATS Wheels
ab	René Arnoux	0	Spin	28	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	Patrick Tambay	0	Collision	7	Marlboro Team McLaren
ab	James Hunt	0	Steering	7	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
ab	Niki Lauda	0	Gearbox	5	Parmalat Racing Team
ab	Nelson Piquet	0	Collision	5	Parmalat Racing Team
ab	Mario Andretti	0	Fire	2	Martini Racing Team Lotus
np	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	Ignition	tf	Team Tyrrell
nq	Arturo Merzario	0			Team Merzario
nq	Hector Rebaque	0			Team Rebaque

Qualifying Results for the 1979 Brazil Grand Prix on the Interlagos circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Jacques Laffite	2'23''07	Ligier Gitanes
2	Patrick Depailler	2'23''99	Ligier Gitanes
3	Carlos Reutemann	2'24''15	Martini Racing Team Lotus
4	Mario Andretti	2'24''28	Martini Racing Team Lotus
5	Gilles Villeneuve	2'24''34	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Jody Scheckter	2'24''48	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	2'24''85	Equipe Renault Elf
8	Didier Pironi	2'25''16	Team Tyrrell
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	2'26''35	Fittipaldi Automotive
10	James Hunt	2'26''37	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
11	René Arnoux	2'26''43	Equipe Renault Elf
12	Niki Lauda	2'27''57	Parmalat Racing Team
13	Alan Jones	2'27''67	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
14	John Watson	2'27''82	Marlboro Team McLaren
15	Jean-Pierre Jarier	2'27''89	Team Tyrrell
16	Riccardo Patrese	2'28''08	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
17	Clay Regazzoni	2'28''88	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
18	Patrick Tambay	2'29''39	Marlboro Team McLaren
19	Jochen Mass	2'29''42	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
20	Elio De Angelis	2'30''29	Interscope Shadow Racing Team
21	Jan Lammers	2'31''60	Samson Shadow Racing Team
22	Nelson Piquet	2'31''64	Parmalat Racing Team
23	Derek Daly	2'31''78	Team Ensign
24	Hans Joachim Stuck	2'32''27	ATS Wheels
25	Hector Rebaque	2'32''66	Team Rebaque
26	Arturo Merzario	2'34''08	Team Merzario