1979 / ROUND 1

Argentine Grand Prix

WinnerJacques LaffitePublished race classification

Official poleJacques LaffiteSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance316.304 km53 laps

Race entries26Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	1	53	1:36:03.210	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	3	3	53	1:36:18.150	6
3	John Watson	McLaren	6	6	53	1:37:32.020	4
4	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	2	2	53	1:37:44.930	3
5	Mario Andretti	Lotus	7	7	52	+1 lap	2
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	11	11	52	+1 lap	1
7	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	16	16	52	+1 lap	0
8	Jochen Mass	Arrows	14	14	51	+2 laps	0
9	Alan Jones	Williams	15	15	51	+2 laps	0
10	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	17	17	51	+2 laps	0
11	Derek Daly	Ensign	24	24	51	+2 laps	0
12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	10	10	48	Engine	0
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	19	19	46	Suspension	0
DNF	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	21	42	Transmission	0
DNF	James Hunt	Wolf	18	18	41	Electrical	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	4	4	15	Engine	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	12	12	15	Engine	0
DNF	Niki Lauda	Brabham	23	23	8	Fuel system	0
DNF	René Arnoux	Renault	26	25	6	Engine	0
DNF	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	5	0	Collision	0
DNF	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	8	8	0	Collision	0
DNF	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	9	9	0	Collision	0
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	20	20	0	Collision	0
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	22	22	0	Collision	0
DNS	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	13	13	—	Accident	0
DNS	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	25	—	—	Car not ready	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Jacques Laffite	1:44.200
2	Patrick Depailler	1:45.240
3	Carlos Reutemann	1:45.340
4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1:45.360
5	Jody Scheckter	1:45.580
6	John Watson	1:45.760
7	Mario Andretti	1:45.960
8	Didier Pironi	1:46.430
9	Patrick Tambay	1:46.560
10	Gilles Villeneuve	1:46.880
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	1:47.150
12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1:47.460
13	Riccardo Patrese	1:48.330
14	Jochen Mass	1:48.340
15	Alan Jones	1:48.440
16	Elio de Angelis	1:48.510
17	Clay Regazzoni	1:48.640
18	James Hunt	1:48.770
19	Héctor Rebaque	1:49.360
20	Nelson Piquet	1:49.490
21	Jan Lammers	1:49.510
22	Arturo Merzario	1:50.260
23	Niki Lauda	1:50.290
24	Derek Daly	1:51.050
25	Hans-Joachim Stuck	1:51.280
26	René Arnoux	1:51.520

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.