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  1. 1ANT365 pts
  2. 2RUS242 pts
  3. 3HAM241 pts
  4. 4VER236 pts
  5. 5LEC233 pts
  6. 6NOR211 pts
  7. 7PIA144 pts
  8. 8HAD105 pts
  9. 9LAW77 pts
  10. 10GAS42 pts
  11. 11LIN38 pts
  12. 12COL27 pts
  13. 13BEA23 pts
  14. 14HUL13 pts
  15. 15BOR10 pts
  16. 16OCO7 pts
  17. 17ALO7 pts
  18. 18SAI7 pts
  19. 19ALB5 pts
  20. 20TSU1 pts
  21. 21STR0 pts
  22. 22BOT0 pts
  23. 23PER0 pts
Standings
01/21/1979 · Round 1 of 15 · 53 laps

Argentina

Pole Laffite 1:44.200Fastest lap Laffite 1:46.910 (R42)Winning time 1:36:03.210

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2Reutemann+14.940
1Laffite
3Watson+1:28.810
R1 ArgentinaR2 BrazilR3 South AfricaR4 United States WestR5 SpainR6 BelgiumR7 MonacoR8 FranceR9 Great BritainR10 GermanyR11 AustriaR12 NetherlandsR13 ItalyR14 CanadaR15 United States

At a glance

Results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsGapStopsEngineTyres
1Jacques LaffiteFastest lapLigier1531:36:03.210FordGoodyear
2Carlos ReutemannLotus353+14.940FordGoodyear
3John WatsonMcLaren653+1:28.810FordGoodyear
4Patrick DepaillerLigier253+1:41.720FordGoodyear
5Mario AndrettiLotus752+1 lapFordGoodyear
6Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1152+1 lapFordGoodyear
7Elio de AngelisShadow1652+1 lapFordGoodyear
8Jochen MassArrows1451+2 lapsFordGoodyear
9Alan JonesWilliams1551+2 lapsFordGoodyear
10Clay RegazzoniWilliams1751+2 lapsFordGoodyear
11Derek DalyEnsign2451+2 lapsFordGoodyear
12Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1048EngineFerrariMichelin
DNFHéctor RebaqueLotus1946SuspensionFordGoodyear
DNFJan LammersShadow2142TransmissionFordGoodyear
DNFJames HuntWolf1841ElectricalFordGoodyear
DNFJean-Pierre JarierTyrrell415EngineFordGoodyear
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1215EngineRenaultMichelin
DNFNiki LaudaBrabham238Fuel systemAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNFRené ArnouxRenault256EngineRenaultMichelin
DNFJody ScheckterFerrari50CollisionFerrariMichelin
DNFDidier PironiTyrrell80CollisionFordGoodyear
DNFPatrick TambayMcLaren90CollisionFordGoodyear
DNFNelson PiquetBrabham200CollisionAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNFArturo MerzarioMerzario220CollisionFordGoodyear
DNSRiccardo PatreseArrows13AccidentFordGoodyear
DNSHans-Joachim StuckATS-Car not readyFordGoodyear

Race

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Places gained

  1. Daly24→11+13
  2. De Angelis16→7+9
  3. Regazzoni17→10+7
  4. Mass14→8+6
  5. Jones15→9+6
  6. Fittipaldi11→6+5
  7. Watson6→3+3
  8. Andretti7→5+2
  9. Reutemann3→2+1
  10. Laffite1→10
  11. Depailler2→4-2
  12. Villeneuve10→12-2

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Teammate battles

  1. LigierLaffite 1:Depailler 4
  2. LotusReutemann 2:Andretti 5
  3. McLarenWatson 3:Tambay DNF
  4. ArrowsMass 8:Patrese DNS
  5. WilliamsJones 9:Regazzoni 10
  6. FerrariVilleneuve 12:Scheckter DNF
  7. TyrrellJarier DNF:Pironi DNF
  8. RenaultJabouille DNF:Arnoux DNF
  9. BrabhamLauda DNF:Piquet DNF

Retirements

  1. VilleneuveEngine, classified P12Ferrari
  2. RebaqueSuspensionLotus
  3. LammersTransmissionShadow
  4. HuntElectricalWolf
  5. JarierEngineTyrrell
  6. JabouilleEngineRenault
  7. LaudaFuel systemBrabham
  8. ArnouxEngineRenault
  9. ScheckterCollisionFerrari
  10. PironiCollisionTyrrell
  11. TambayCollisionMcLaren
  12. PiquetCollisionBrabham
  13. MerzarioCollisionMerzario
  14. PatreseAccidentArrows
  15. StuckCar not readyATS

This race in history

13 races here since 1953Won from pole: 2 of 13

Win from furthest back (P13): Bruce McLaren 1960

Most wins here

  1. 4 Juan Manuel Fangio
  2. 2 Emerson Fittipaldi

Previous winners here

  1. 1978 Mario Andretti Lotus
  2. 1977 Jody Scheckter Wolf
  3. 1975 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren
  4. 1974 Denny Hulme McLaren
  5. 1973 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus
  6. 1972 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell
  7. 1960 Bruce McLaren Cooper
  8. 1958 Stirling Moss Cooper
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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.