The 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Interlagos, Brazil on Sunday, 4 February 1979. Jacques Laffite started on pole position in the Ligier Ford and was the race winner.
1979 Brazilian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 40 | 1:40:09.64 | 1:40:09.640 | - | - | 2:28.760 | 23 | 188.670 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +5.280 | 1:40:14.920 | +5.280 | +5.280 | 2:29.400 | 188.500 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +44.140 | 1:40:53.780 | +44.140 | +38.860 | 2:30.570 | 187.290 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 40 | +1:25.880 | 1:41:35.520 | +1:25.880 | +41.740 | 2:30.880 | 186.010 | 8 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 2:30.540 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:30.440 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:33.030 | 19 | |||||
| 8 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:32.950 | 14 | |||||
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:33.640 | 16 | |||||
| 10 | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:29.970 | 7 | |||||
| 11 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:30.390 | 9 | |||||
| 12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:34.340 | 20 | |||||
| 13 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:34.680 | 23 | |||||
| 14 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 39 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 2:34.780 | 21 | |||||
| 15 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 38 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 2:33.740 | 17 | ||||
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 33 | Fuel System | 2:33.190 | 13 | ||||||
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 31 | Steering | 2:35.530 | 24 | ||||||
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 28 | Spun Off | 2:35.320 | 11 | ||||||
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | Great Britain | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Steering | 2:32.370 | 10 | ||||||
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Collision | 2:34.050 | 18 | ||||||
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 5 | Gearbox | 2:36.080 | 12 | ||||||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 5 | Accident | 2:32.190 | 22 | ||||||
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 2 | Fuel Leak | 2:36.820 | 4 | ||||||
| DNS | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | Electrical | 15 | ||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear |