Round 2 · 4 February 1979
1979 Brazilian Grand Prix: results
Jacques Laffite (Ligier) won the 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 4 February 1979 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil), starting from position 1. Patrick Depailler (Ligier) and Carlos Reutemann (Team Lotus) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 1:40:09.640 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | +5.280 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | +44.140 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | +85.880 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 23 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | — | — | Steering |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | — | — | Steering |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | — | — | Collision |
| 21 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | — | — | Fuel leak |
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | — | — | Electrical |