The 1979 Spanish Grand Prix was Round 5 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Jarama, Spain on Sunday, 29 April 1979. Jacques Laffite started on pole position in the Ligier Ford and his team-mate Patrick Depailler was the race winner.
1979 Spanish Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 75 | 1:39:11.84 | 1:39:11.840 | - | - | 1:18.390 | 3 | 154.430 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +20.940 | 1:39:32.780 | +20.940 | +20.940 | 1:18.980 | 42 | 153.890 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +27.310 | 1:39:39.150 | +27.310 | +6.370 | 1:18.890 | 56 | 153.730 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 75 | +28.680 | 1:39:40.520 | +28.680 | +1.370 | 1:18.910 | 73 | 153.690 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +30.390 | 1:39:42.230 | +30.390 | +1.710 | 1:18.940 | 39 | 153.650 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +48.430 | 1:40:00.270 | +48.430 | +18.040 | 1:19.240 | 54 | 153.190 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 75 | +52.310 | 1:40:04.150 | +52.310 | +3.880 | 1:16.440 | 72 | 153.090 | 3 | |
| 8 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1:14.840 | 1:40:26.680 | +1:14.840 | +22.530 | 1:19.300 | 68 | 152.520 | 17 | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 74 | +1 lap | 1:39:34.490 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:19.450 | 37 | 151.800 | 11 | |
| 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1:39:43.860 | 1 lap | +9.370 | 1:19.290 | 64 | 151.560 | 16 | |
| 11 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1:40:19.730 | 1 lap | +35.870 | 1:19.870 | 54 | 150.660 | 19 | |
| 12 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +2 laps | 1:39:18.200 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.020 | 68 | 150.150 | 24 | |
| 13 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 72 | +3 laps | 1:40:26.410 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.910 | 6 | 146.420 | 20 | |
| 14 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 69 | +6 laps | 1:40:25.550 | 6 laps | 3 laps | 1:20.770 | 40 | 140.340 | 21 | |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 63 | Water Leak | 1:23:48.090 | 1:18.760 | 50 | 153.560 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 58 | Engine | 1:18:26.860 | 1:19.580 | 54 | 151.020 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 54 | Gearbox | 1:14:38.120 | 1:18.000 | 47 | 147.780 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 52 | Engine | 1:11:29.180 | 1:20.820 | 2 | 148.580 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 32 | Engine | 42:53.800 | 1:19.110 | 30 | 152.370 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | Great Britain | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Brakes | 35:44.490 | 1:20.460 | 17 | 148.590 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Turbo | 29:44.100 | 1:20.270 | 8 | 144.250 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 21 | Engine | 35:39.160 | 1:19.620 | 3 | 120.310 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Engine | 19:49.750 | 1:18.380 | 5 | 154.510 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 15 | Injection | 20:11.610 | 1:19.830 | 9 | 151.730 | 7 | |||
| DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 36 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Italy | Kauhsen Ford | Goodyear |