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R19 Mexico City · --:--:--
  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
02/04/1979 · Round 2 of 15 · 40 laps

Brazil

Pole Laffite 2:23.070Fastest lap Laffite 2:28.760 (R23)Winning time 1:40:09.640

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2Depailler+5.280
1Laffite
3Reutemann+44.140
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 lapLigier1401:40:09.640FordGoodyear
2Patrick DepaillerLigier240+5.280FordGoodyear
3Carlos ReutemannLotus340+44.140FordGoodyear
4Didier PironiTyrrell840+1:25.880FordGoodyear
5Gilles VilleneuveFerrari539+1 lapFerrariMichelin
6Jody ScheckterFerrari639+1 lapFerrariMichelin
7Jochen MassArrows1939+1 lapFordGoodyear
8John WatsonMcLaren1439+1 lapFordGoodyear
9Riccardo PatreseArrows1639+1 lapFordGoodyear
10Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault739+1 lapRenaultMichelin
11Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi939+1 lapFordGoodyear
12Elio de AngelisShadow2039+1 lapFordGoodyear
13Derek DalyEnsign2339+1 lapFordGoodyear
14Jan LammersShadow2139+1 lapFordGoodyear
15Clay RegazzoniWilliams1738+2 lapsFordGoodyear
DNFAlan JonesWilliams1333Fuel systemFordGoodyear
DNFHans-Joachim StuckATS2431SteeringFordGoodyear
DNFRené ArnouxRenault1128Spun offRenaultMichelin
DNFPatrick TambayMcLaren187CollisionFordGoodyear
DNFJames HuntWolf107SteeringFordGoodyear
DNFNelson PiquetBrabham225AccidentAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNFNiki LaudaBrabham125GearboxAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNFMario AndrettiLotus42Fuel leakFordGoodyear
DNFJean-Pierre JarierTyrrell150ElectricalFordGoodyear
DNQHéctor RebaqueLotus-FordGoodyear
DNQArturo MerzarioMerzario-FordGoodyear

Race

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Places gained

  1. Mass19→7+12
  2. Daly23→13+10
  3. De Angelis20→12+8
  4. Patrese16→9+7
  5. Lammers21→14+7
  6. Watson14→8+6
  7. Pironi8→4+4
  8. Regazzoni17→15+2
  9. Laffite1→10
  10. Depailler2→20
  11. Reutemann3→30
  12. Villeneuve5→50
  13. Scheckter6→60
  14. Fittipaldi9→11-2
  15. Jabouille7→10-3

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

Teammate battles

  1. LigierLaffite 1:Depailler 2
  2. LotusReutemann 3:Andretti DNF
  3. TyrrellPironi 4:Jarier DNF
  4. FerrariVilleneuve 5:Scheckter 6
  5. ArrowsMass 7:Patrese 9
  6. McLarenWatson 8:Tambay DNF
  7. RenaultJabouille 10:Arnoux DNF
  8. WilliamsRegazzoni 15:Jones DNF
  9. BrabhamPiquet DNF:Lauda DNF

Retirements

  1. JonesFuel systemWilliams
  2. StuckSteeringATS
  3. ArnouxSpun offRenault
  4. TambayCollisionMcLaren
  5. HuntSteeringWolf
  6. PiquetAccidentBrabham
  7. LaudaGearboxBrabham
  8. AndrettiFuel leakLotus
  9. JarierElectricalTyrrell

This race in history

5 races here since 1973Won from pole: 1 of 5

Win from furthest back (P6): Carlos Pace 1975

Most wins here

  1. 2 Emerson Fittipaldi

Previous winners here

  1. 1977 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari
  2. 1976 Niki Lauda Ferrari
  3. 1975 Carlos Pace Brabham
  4. 1974 Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren
  5. 1973 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus
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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.