1979-2-Brasile
VIII Grande Premio do Brasil
Interlagos, 4 febbraio 1979
40 giri x 7.874 km – 314.960 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 | BT48 | Alfa Romeo | 1260 V12 3.0 |
| 7 | John WATSON | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M28 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 |
| 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M26 | 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 | 2’23”07 |
| 2 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 2’23”99 |
| 3 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 2’24”15 |
| 4 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 2’24”28 |
| 5 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2’24”34 |
| 6 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2’24”48 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 2’24”85 |
| 8 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 2’25”16 |
| 9 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 2’26”35 |
| 10 | James HUNT | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 2’26”37 |
| 11 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 2’26”43 |
| 12 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 2’27”57 |
| 13 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 2’27”67 |
| 14 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 2’27”82 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre JARIER * | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 2’27”89 |
| 16 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 2’28”08 |
| 17 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 2’28”88 |
| 18 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 2’29”39 |
| 19 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 2’29”42 |
| 20 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 2’30”29 |
| 21 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 2’31”60 |
| 22 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 2’31”64 |
| 23 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 2’31”78 |
| 24 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 2’32”27 |
| Non qualificato | ||||
| 25 | Hector REBAQUE | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 2’32”66 |
| 26 | Arturo MERZARIO | Merzario | Ford Cosworth | 2’34”08 |
CLASSIFICA
| Pos | N° | Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Giro | |
| 1 | 26 | Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 40 | 1h 40m 09.64s ( 188.673 km/h ) |
| 2 | 25 | Patrick DEPAILLER | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 40 | ( +05.28s ) |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos REUTEMANN | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 40 | ( +44.14s ) |
| 4 | 3 | Didier PIRONI | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | 40 | ( +1m 25.88s ) |
| 5 | 12 | Gilles VILLENEUVE | Ferrari | Ferrari | 39 | |
| 6 | 11 | Jody SCHECKTER | Ferrari | Ferrari | 39 | |
| 7 | 30 | Jochen MASS | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 39 | |
| 8 | 7 | John WATSON | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 39 | |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo PATRESE | Arrows | Ford Cosworth | 39 | |
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JABOUILLE | Renault | Renault | 39 | |
| 11 | 14 | Emerson FITTIPALDI | Copersucar | Ford Cosworth | 39 | |
| 12 | 18 | Elio De ANGELIS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 39 | |
| 13 | 22 | Derek DALY | Ensign | Ford Cosworth | 39 | |
| 14 | 17 | Jan LAMMERS | Shadow | Ford Cosworth | 39 | |
| 15 | 28 | Clay REGAZZONI | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 38 | |
| ab | 27 | Alan JONES | Williams | Ford Cosworth | 33 | |
| ab | 9 | Hans Joachim STUCK | ATS | Ford Cosworth | 31 | |
| ab | 16 | René ARNOUX | Renault | Renault | 28 | |
| ab | 8 | Patrick TAMBAY | McLaren | Ford Cosworth | 7 | |
| ab | 20 | James HUNT | Wolf | Ford Cosworth | 7 | |
| ab | 6 | Nelson PIQUET | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 5 | |
| ab | 5 | Niki LAUDA | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 5 | |
| ab | 1 | Mario ANDRETTI | Lotus | Ford Cosworth | 2 | |
| np | 4 | Jean-Pierre JARIER | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth | tf |
GIRO VELOCE
| Pilota | Telaio | Motore | Tempo | Gap | Giro | Media |
| Jacques LAFFITE | Ligier | Ford Cosworth | 2’28”76 | 23 | 190.551 |
