Round 2 of 15 · São Paulo · 4 February 1979, Sunday
Brazilian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Laffite
pole position
40
laps
15
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:40:09.64 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | +5.28 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +44.14 | 4 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1:25.88 | 3 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Ensign | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +2 Laps | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Steering | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Spun off | |
| DNF | James Hunt | Wolf | Steering | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Collision | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Accident | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Electrical | |
| DNQ | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify