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Buenos Aires No.15 Argentina 21 January 1979

Previous Winners
POS NO Driver Team Model Engine Type Laps Time/Reason Grid Row
1 26 Jacques LAFFITE TALBOT LAGO JS11 Ford Cosworth V8 53 1h 36m 3.209s 1 1
2 2 Carlos REUTEMANN LOTUS 79 Ford Cosworth V8 53 1h 36m 18.149s 3 2
3 7 John WATSON McLaren M28 Ford Cosworth V8 53 1h 37m 32.020s 6 3
4 25 Patrick DEPAILLER TALBOT LAGO JS11 Ford Cosworth V8 53 1h 37m 44.930s 2 1
5 1 Mario ANDRETTI LOTUS 79 Ford Cosworth V8 52 - 7 4
6 14 Emerson FITTIPALDI FITTIPALDI F5A Ford Cosworth V8 52 - 11 6
7 18 Elio de ANGELIS SHADOW DN9 Ford Cosworth V8 52 - 16 8
8 30 Jochen MASS ARROWS A1B Ford Cosworth V8 51 - 14 7
9 27 Alan JONES WILLIAMS FW06 Ford Cosworth V8 51 - 15 8
10 28 Clay REGAZZONI WILLIAMS FW06 Ford Cosworth V8 51 - 17 9
11 22 Derek DALY ENSIGN N177 Ford Cosworth V8 51 - 24 12
ns 29 Riccardo PATRESE ARROWS A1B Ford Cosworth V8 - accident 13 7
ns 9 Hans-Joachim STUCK ATS D2 Ford Cosworth V8 - car unprepared - -
r 12 Gilles VILLENEUVE Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari F12 48 engine 10 5
r 31 Hector REBAQUE LOTUS 79 Ford Cosworth V8 46 suspension bracket 19 10
r 17 Jan LAMMERS SHADOW DN9 Ford Cosworth V8 42 cv joint 21 11
r 20 James HUNT WOLF WR7 Ford Cosworth V8 41 electrics 18 9
r 4 Jean-Pierre JARIER TYRRELL 009 Ford Cosworth V8 15 engine 4 2
r 15 Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE RENAULT RS01 Renault V6t 15 engine 12 6
r 5 Niki LAUDA BRABHAM BT48 Alfa Romeo V12 8 fuel pressure 23 12
r 16 René ARNOUX RENAULT RS01 Renault V6t 6 engine 25 13
r 8 Patrick TAMBAY McLaren M28 Ford Cosworth V8 0 accident * 9 5
r 6 Nelson PIQUET BRABHAM BT46 Alfa Romeo F12 0 accident * 20 10
r 11 Jody SCHECKTER Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari F12 0 accident * 5 3
r 3 Didier PIRONI TYRRELL 009 Ford Cosworth V8 0 accident * 8 4
r 24 Arturo MERZARIO MERZARIO A1B Ford Cosworth V8 0 accident * 22 11