Who won the Brazilian Grand Prix 1979?

Jacques Laffite won the Brazilian Grand Prix 1979, driving for Ligier.

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Round 2 · 1979

Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo José Carlos Pace · 1979-02-04

Ligier

Ligier

Jacques Laffite won the Brazilian Grand Prix 1979 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on 4 February 1979, starting from pole position. Patrick Depailler finished second for Ligier, with Carlos Reutemann completing the podium for Team Lotus.

Race Results

Pos	Grid	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	1	Jacques LaffiteLAF	Ligier	40	1:40:09.64	9
2	2	Patrick DepaillerDEP	Ligier	40	+5.28	6
3	3	Carlos ReutemannREU	Team Lotus	40	+44.14	4
4	8	Didier PironiPIR	Tyrrell	40	+1:25.88	3
5	5	Gilles VilleneuveVIL	Ferrari	39	+1 Lap	2
6	6	Jody ScheckterSCH	Ferrari	39	+1 Lap	1
7	19	Jochen MassMAS	Arrows	39	+1 Lap	0
8	14	John WatsonWAT	McLaren	39	+1 Lap	0
9	16	Riccardo PatresePAT	Arrows	39	+1 Lap	0
10	7	Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB	Renault	39	+1 Lap	0
11	9	Emerson FittipaldiFIT	Fittipaldi	39	+1 Lap	0
12	20	Elio de AngelisDEA	Shadow	39	+1 Lap	0
13	23	Derek DalyDAL	Ensign	39	+1 Lap	0
14	21	Jan LammersLAM	Shadow	39	+1 Lap	0
15	17	Clay RegazzoniREG	Williams	38	+2 Laps	0
R	13	Alan JonesJON	Williams	33	Fuel system	0
R	24	Hans-Joachim StuckSTU	ATS	31	Steering	0
R	11	René ArnouxARN	Renault	28	Spun off	0
R	10	James HuntHUN	Wolf	7	Steering	0
R	18	Patrick TambayTAM	McLaren	7	Collision	0
R	12	Niki LaudaLAU	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	5	Gearbox	0
R	22	Nelson PiquetPIQ	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	5	Accident	0
R	4	Mario AndrettiAND	Team Lotus	2	Fuel leak	0
R	15	Jean-Pierre JarierJAR	Tyrrell	0	Electrical	0
F	0	Hector RebaqueREB	Team Lotus	0	Did not qualify	0
F	0	Arturo MerzarioMER	Merzario	0	Did not qualify	0

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