1979 Brazilian Grand Prix
1979-02-04 · São Paulo, Brazil
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 40 | 9 |
| 2nd | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 40 | 6 |
| 3rd | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | 40 | 4 |
| 4th | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 40 | 3 |
| 5th | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 39 | 2 |
| 6th | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | 39 | 1 |
| 7th | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | 39 | |
| 8th | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 39 | |
| 9th | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 39 | |
| 10th | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 39 | |
| 11th | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | 39 | |
| 12th | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 39 | |
| 13th | Derek Daly | Ensign | 23 | 39 | |
| 14th | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 39 | |
| 15th | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | 38 | |
| 16th | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | 33 | |
| 17th | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 31 | |
| 18th | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 28 | |
| 19th | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | 7 | |
| 20th | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 7 | |
| 21st | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | |
| 22nd | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | 5 | |
| 23rd | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 2 | |
| 24th | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | 0 |