February 4, 1979 Autódromo José Carlos Pace | Lap distance 7.874 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (4) | 1979 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 1:40'09.64 | 1 | 2'23.07 | 1 | 2'28.76 | (23) | |
| 2 | 6 | 25 | Patrick Depailler (FRA) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 1:40'14.92 | +5.28 | 2 | 2'23.99 | 2 | 2'29.40 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 1:40'53.78 | +44.14 | 3 | 2'24.15 | 7 | 2'30.57 | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 40 | 1:41'35.52 | +1'25.88 | 8 | 2'25.16 | 8 | 2'30.88 | |
| 5 | 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 39 | +1 lap | 5 | 2'24.34 | 6 | 2'30.54 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 11 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari 312T3 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 39 | +1 lap | 6 | 2'24.48 | 5 | 2'30.44 | ||
| 7 | 30 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows A1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 19 | 2'29.42 | 12 | 2'33.03 | |||
| 8 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren M28 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 14 | 2'27.82 | 11 | 2'32.95 | |||
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 16 | 2'28.08 | 14 | 2'33.64 | |||
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS01 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 39 | +1 lap | 7 | 2'24.85 | 3 | 2'29.97 | |||
| 11 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 9 | 2'26.35 | 4 | 2'30.39 | |||
| 12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 20 | 2'30.29 | 17 | 2'34.34 | |||
| 13 | 22 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 23 | 2'31.78 | 18 | 2'34.68 | |||
| 14 | 17 | Jan Lammers (NED) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 21 | 2'31.60 | 19 | 2'34.78 | |||
| 15 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 38 | +2 laps | 17 | 2'28.88 | 15 | 2'33.74 | |||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| fuel system | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 33 | 13 | 2'27.67 | 13 | 2'33.19 | ||||
| steering | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | ATS D2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 31 | 24 | 2'32.27 | 21 | 2'35.53 | ||||
| spun off | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RS01 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 28 | 11 | 2'26.43 | 20 | 2'35.32 | ||||
| steering | 20 | James Hunt (GBR) | Wolf WR7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 7 | 10 | 2'26.37 | 10 | 2'32.37 | ||||
| collision | 8 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | McLaren M26 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 7 | 18 | 2'29.39 | 16 | 2'34.05 | ||||
| gearbox | 5 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 5 | 12 | 2'27.57 | 22 | 2'36.08 | ||||
| accident | 6 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 5 | 22 | 2'31.64 | 9 | 2'32.19 | ||||
| fuel leak | 1 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 2 | 4 | 2'24.28 | 23 | 2'36.82 | ||||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| electrical | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 15 | 2'27.89 | |||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 31 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 2'32.66 | ||||||||
| -- | 24 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 2'34.08 | ||||||||
