Argentina Grand Prix 1979: results

Round 1 of the 1979 season, 21 January 1979, at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez. Jacques Laffite won for Ligier from pole position. Fastest lap: Jacques Laffite, 1:46.910 (lap 42).

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Points
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:36:03.210	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	+14.940	6
3	John Watson	McLaren	+1:28.810	4
4	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	+1:41.720	3
5	Mario Andretti	Lotus	+1 lap	2
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	+1 lap	1
7	Elio De Angelis	Shadow	+1 lap	0
8	Jochen Mass	Arrows	+2 laps	0
9	Alan Jones	Williams	+2 laps	0
10	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	+2 laps	0
11	Derek Daly	Ensign	+2 laps	0
12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Engine	0
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	Suspension	0
DNF	Jan Lammers	Shadow	Transmission	0
DNF	James Hunt	Wolf	Electrical	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	Engine	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Engine	0
DNF	Niki Lauda	Brabham	Fuel system	0
DNF	René Arnoux	Renault	Engine	0
DNF	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Collision	0
DNF	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	Collision	0
DNF	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	Collision	0
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Collision	0
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Collision	0
DNS	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Accident	0
DNS	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	Car not ready	0

Pos	Driver	Team
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier
2	Patrick Depailler	Ligier
3	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus
4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell
5	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari
6	John Watson	McLaren
7	Mario Andretti	Lotus
8	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell
9	Patrick Tambay	McLaren
10	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi
12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows
14	Jochen Mass	Arrows
15	Alan Jones	Williams
16	Elio De Angelis	Shadow
17	Clay Regazzoni	Williams
18	James Hunt	Wolf
19	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus
20	Nelson Piquet	Brabham
21	Jan Lammers	Shadow
22	Arturo Merzario	Merzario
23	Niki Lauda	Brabham
24	Derek Daly	Ensign
25	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS
26	René Arnoux	Renault