Round 1 of 15 · Buenos Aires · 21 January 1979, Sunday
Argentine Grand Prix
Key highlights
Laffite
pole position
53
laps
11
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:36:03.21 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +14.94 | 6 |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | +1:28.81 | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | +1:41.72 | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Ensign | +2 Laps | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Suspension | |
| DNF | Jan Lammers | Shadow | Transmission | |
| DNF | James Hunt | Wolf | Electrical | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Engine | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Engine | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Fuel system | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Engine | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Collision | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Collision | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Collision | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Collision | |
| DNF | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Collision | |
| WD | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Accident | |
| WD | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Withdrew |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- WD
- Withdrew