1979-1-Argentina
XV Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Buenos Aires, 21 gennaio 1979
53 giri x 5.968 km – 316.304 km
ELENCO ISCRITTI
| N° | Pilota | Squadra | Telaio | Motore | ||
| 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus | 79 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus | 79 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 3 | Didier PIRONI | Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 009 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 009 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 5 | Niki LAUDA | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT48 | Alfa Romeo | 1260 V12 3.0 |
| 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | BT46A | Alfa Romeo | 115-12 F12 3.0 |
| 7 | John WATSON | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M28 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M28 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS Wheels | ATS | D2 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T3 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T3 | Ferrari | 015 F12 3.0 |
| 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Fittipaldi Automotive | Copersucar | F5A | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RS01 | Renault | EF1 V6 t 1.5 |
| 16 | René ARNOUX | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RS01 | Renault | EF1 V6 t 1.5 |
| 17 | Jan LAMMERS | Samson Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN9 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 18 | Elio De ANGELIS | Interscope Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | DN9 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 20 | James HUNT | Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | Wolf | WR7 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 22 | Derek DALY | Team Ensign | Ensign | N177 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 24 | Arturo MERZARIO | Team Merzario | Merzario | A1B | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 25 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS11 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | JS11 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 27 | Alan JONES | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams | FW06 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 28 | Clay REGAZZONI | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams | FW06 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | A1B | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 30 | Jochen MASS | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | A1B | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 31 | Hector REBAQUE | Team Rebaque | Lotus | 79 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
QUALIFICHE
| Pos | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo |
| 1 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 1’44”20 |
| 2 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”24 |
| 3 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”34 |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”36 |
| 5 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’45”58 |
| 6 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”76 |
| 7 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’45”96 |
| 8 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 1’46”43 |
| 9 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 1’46”56 |
| 10 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’46”88 |
| 11 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 1’47”15 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 1’47”46 |
| 13 | Riccardo PATRESE * | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”33 |
| 14 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”34 |
| 15 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”44 |
| 16 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”51 |
| 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”64 |
| 18 | James HUNT | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 1’48”77 |
| 19 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 1’49”36 |
| 20 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’49”49 |
| 21 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 1’49”51 |
| 22 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 1’50”26 |
| 23 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1’50”29 |
| 24 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”05 |
| 25 | Hans Joachim STUCK * | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 1’51”28 |
| 26 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 1’51”52 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1h 36m 03.21s ( 197.580 km/h ) |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 53 | ( +14.94s ) |
| 3 | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 53 | ( +1m 28.81s ) |
| 4 | 25 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 53 | ( +1m 41.72s ) |
| 5 | 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 52 | |
| 6 | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 52 | |
| 7 | 18 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 52 | |
| 8 | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| 9 | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| 10 | 28 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| 11 | 22 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 51 | |
| 12 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 48 | |
| ab | 31 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 46 | |
| ab | 17 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 42 | |
| ab | 20 | James HUNT | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 41 | |
| ab | 4 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 15 | |
| ab | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 15 | |
| ab | 5 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 8 | |
| ab | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 6 | |
| ab | 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 | |
| ab | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 0 | |
| ab | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 0 | |
| ab | 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | |
| ab | 24 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 0 | |
| np | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | ||
| np | 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS | Ford Cosworth |
GIRO VELOCE
| n | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| 1 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 1’46”91 | 42 | 200.962 |
alla partenza mega incidente che elimina 5 concorrenti (Pironi, Piquet, Tambay, Merzario e Scheckter),

