1979 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
04 Feb 1979
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Ford | 40 | 1:40:09.640 | 9 |
| 2 | 25 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Ligier Ford | 40 | +5.280s | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Lotus Ford | 40 | +44.140s | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 40 | +85.880s | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 39 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Ferrari | 39 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 30 | Jochen MassMAS | Arrows Ford | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Shadow Ford | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | Derek DalyDAL | Ensign Ford | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | Jan LammersLAM | Shadow Ford | 39 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Williams Ford | 38 | +2 laps | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 33 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 9 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | ATS Ford | 31 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 28 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 7 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | James HuntHUN | Wolf Ford | 7 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 5 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 5 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 2 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 4 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Tyrrell Ford | 0 | DNF | 0 |