The 1979 Argentine Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday, 21 January 1979. Jacques Laffite started on pole position in the Ligier Ford and was the race winner.
1979 Argentine 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 | 53 | 1:36:03.21 | 1:36:03.210 | - | - | 1:46.910 | 42 | 197.586 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +14.940 | 1:36:18.150 | +14.940 | +14.940 | 1:47.440 | 30 | 197.075 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1:28.810 | 1:37:32.020 | +1:28.810 | +1:13.870 | 1:48.990 | 3 | 194.587 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1:41.720 | 1:37:44.930 | +1:41.720 | +12.910 | 1:47.900 | 38 | 194.159 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:49.740 | 38 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:50.290 | 22 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:50.350 | 31 | 16 | ||||
| 8 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:50.620 | 38 | 14 | |||
| 9 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:50.610 | 31 | 15 | ||||
| 10 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:51.130 | 35 | 17 | ||||
| 11 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1:53.230 | 35 | 24 | ||||
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 48 | Engine | 1:48.540 | 35 | 10 | |||||
| DNF | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 46 | Suspension | 1:49.860 | 37 | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | Great Britain | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 42 | Transmission | 1:51.210 | 38 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 42 | Electrical | 1:52.130 | 42 | 18 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Engine | 1:49.730 | 11 | 4 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 15 | Engine | 1:50.790 | 14 | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 8 | Fuel System | 1:52.650 | 3 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 6 | Engine | 1:52.300 | 4 | 25 | |||||
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | Collision | 5 | ||||||||
| DNF | 11 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | Collision | 8 | ||||||||
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | Collision | 9 | ||||||||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | Collision | 20 | ||||||||
| DNF | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear | Collision | 22 | ||||||||
| DNS | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 13 | |||||||||
| DNQ | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear |