1979, argentine, grand, prix, formula, motor, race, held, january, 1979, autódromo, municipal, ciudad, buenos, aires, race, restarted, because, there, huge, crash, second, very, fast, esses, after, straight, that, took, number, drivers, including, jody, scheck. The 1979 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 21 January 1979 at the Autodromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires The race had to be restarted because there was a huge crash at the second of the very fast esses after the pit straight that took off a number of drivers including Jody Scheckter Nelson Piquet John Watson Patrick Tambay and Mario Andretti 1979 Argentine Grand PrixRace 1 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One seasonRace detailsDateJanuary 21 1979LocationBuenos Aires ArgentinaCoursePermanent road courseCourse length5 81 km 3 61 miles Distance53 laps 307 93 km 191 33 miles WeatherDryPole positionDriverJacques LaffiteLigier FordTime1 44 20Fastest lapDriverJacques LaffiteLigier FordTime1 46 91 on lap 42PodiumFirstJacques LaffiteLigier FordSecondCarlos ReutemannLotus FordThirdJohn WatsonMcLaren FordLap leaders Contents 1 Classification 1 1 Qualifying classification 1 2 Race classification 2 Championship standings after the race 3 ReferencesClassification EditQualifying classification Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Time Grid1 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier Ford 1 44 20 12 25 Patrick Depailler Ligier Ford 1 45 24 23 2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus Ford 1 45 34 34 4 Jean Pierre Jarier Tyrrell Ford 1 45 36 45 11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1 45 58 56 7 John Watson McLaren Ford 1 45 76 67 1 Mario Andretti Lotus Ford 1 45 96 78 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell Ford 1 46 43 89 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren Ford 1 46 56 910 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1 46 88 1011 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford 1 47 15 1112 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille Renault 1 47 46 1213 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows Ford 1 48 33 DNS14 30 Jochen Mass Arrows Ford 1 48 34 1315 27 Alan Jones Williams Ford 1 48 44 1416 17 Elio de Angelis Shadow Ford 1 48 51 1517 28 Clay Regazzoni Williams Ford 1 48 64 1618 20 James Hunt Wolf Ford 1 48 77 1719 31 Hector Rebaque Lotus Ford 1 49 36 1820 6 Nelson Piquet Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 49 49 1921 18 Jan Lammers Shadow Ford 1 49 51 2022 24 Arturo Merzario Merzario Ford 1 50 26 2123 5 Niki Lauda Brabham Alfa Romeo 1 50 29 2224 22 Derek Daly Ensign Ford 1 51 05 2325 9 Hans Joachim Stuck ATS Ford 1 51 28 DNS26 16 Rene Arnoux Renault 1 51 52 24Race classification Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier Ford G 53 1 36 03 21 1 92 2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus Ford G 53 14 94 secs 3 63 7 John Watson McLaren Ford G 53 1 28 81 6 44 25 Patrick Depailler Ligier Ford G 53 1 41 72 2 35 1 Mario Andretti Lotus Ford G 52 1 Lap 7 26 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Ford G 52 1 Lap 11 17 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow Ford G 52 1 Lap 168 30 Jochen Mass Arrows Ford G 51 2 Laps 149 27 Alan Jones Williams Ford G 51 2 Laps 1510 28 Clay Regazzoni Williams Ford G 51 2 Laps 1711 22 Derek Daly Ensign Ford G 51 2 Laps 24Ret 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 48 Engine 10Ret 31 Hector Rebaque Lotus Ford G 46 Suspension 19Ret 17 Jan Lammers Shadow Ford G 42 Transmission 21Ret 20 James Hunt Wolf Ford G 41 Electrical 18Ret 4 Jean Pierre Jarier Tyrrell Ford G 15 Engine 4Ret 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille Renault M 15 Engine 12Ret 5 Niki Lauda Brabham Alfa Romeo G 8 Fuel System 23Ret 16 Rene Arnoux Renault M 6 Engine 26Ret 11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 0 Collision 5Ret 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell Ford G 0 Collision 8Ret 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren Ford G 0 Collision 9Ret 6 Nelson Piquet Brabham Alfa Romeo G 0 Collision 20Ret 24 Arturo Merzario Merzario Ford G 0 Collision 22DNS 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows Ford G 0 Accident 13DNS 9 Hans Joachim Stuck ATS Ford G 0 25Source 1 2 Championship standings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 Jacques Laffite 92 Carlos Reutemann 63 John Watson 44 Patrick Depailler 35 Mario Andretti 2Source 3 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 Ligier Ford 122 Lotus Ford 83 McLaren Ford 44 Fittipaldi Ford 1Source 3 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References Edit 1979 Argentine Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 9 February 2014 Retrieved 23 December 2015 1979 Argentine Grand Prix Race Results amp History GP Archive GPArchive com Retrieved 6 November 2021 a b Argentina 1979 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 6 March 2019 Previous race 1978 Canadian Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1979 season Next race 1979 Brazilian Grand PrixPrevious race 1978 Argentine Grand Prix Argentine Grand Prix Next race 1980 Argentine Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 Argentine Grand Prix amp oldid 1056369826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
