Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 2 · 4 February 1979 ·Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Depailler
Ligier
2
Laffite
Ligier
1
Reutemann
Team Lotus
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite |  French | Ligier | 40 | 1:40:09.64 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | French | Ligier | 40 | +5.28 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Team Lotus | 40 | +44.14 | 4 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | French | Tyrrell | 40 | +1:25.88 | 3 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve |  Canadian | Ferrari | 39 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter |  South African | Ferrari | 39 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass |  German | Arrows | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | John Watson |  British | McLaren | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese |  Italian | Arrows | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | French | Renault | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi |  Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Italian | Shadow | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Derek Daly |  Irish | Ensign | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Jan Lammers |  Dutch | Shadow | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Williams | 38 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | Alan Jones |  Australian | Williams | 33 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | German | ATS | 31 | Steering | 0 |
| R | René Arnoux | French | Renault | 28 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | James Hunt | British | Wolf | 7 | Steering | 0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | French | McLaren | 7 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda |  Austrian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brazilian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti |  American | Team Lotus | 2 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | French | Tyrrell | 0 | Electrical | 0 |
| F | Hector Rebaque |  Mexican | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Arturo Merzario | Italian | Merzario | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify