| «1979-01» | Argentina Grand Prix - XV Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina |
| 1979-01-21 | Buenos Aires - Autodromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez - 53 laps × 5.968 km : 316.304 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.910 | 200.962 km/h | 42 | |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.440 | 199.970 km/h | 30 | +00.530 |
| 3 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.900 | 199.118 km/h | 38 | +00.990 |
| 4 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:48.540 | 197.944 km/h | 35 | +01.630 |
| 5 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.990 | 197.126 km/h | 3 | +02.080 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.730 | 195.797 km/h | 11 | +02.820 |
| 7 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.740 | 195.779 km/h | 38 | +02.830 |
| 8 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.860 | 195.565 km/h | 37 | +02.950 |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.290 | 194.803 km/h | 22 | +03.380 |
| 10 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.350 | 194.697 km/h | 31 | +03.440 |
| 11 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.610 | 194.239 km/h | 31 | +03.700 |
| 12 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.620 | 194.222 km/h | 38 | +03.710 |
| 13 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:50.790 | 193.924 km/h | 14 | +03.880 |
| 14 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.130 | 193.330 km/h | 35 | +04.220 |
| 15 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.210 | 193.191 km/h | 38 | +04.300 |
| 16 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:52.130 | 191.606 km/h | 42 | +05.220 |
| 17 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:52.300 | 191.316 km/h | 4 | +05.390 |
| 18 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:52.650 | 190.722 km/h | 3 | +05.740 |
| 19 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:53.230 | 189.745 km/h | 35 | +06.320 |