| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:44.200 | 206.188 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.240 | +01.040 (+0.998%) | +01.040 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.340 | +01.140 (+1.094%) | +00.100 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.360 | +01.160 (+1.113%) | +00.020 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 01:45.580 | +01.380 (+1.324%) | +00.220 |
| 6 | 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.760 | +01.560 (+1.497%) | +00.180 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.960 | +01.760 (+1.689%) | +00.200 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.430 | +02.230 (+2.140%) | +00.470 |
| 9 | 9 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:46.560 | +02.360 (+2.265%) | +00.130 |
| 10 | 10 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:46.880 | +02.680 (+2.572%) | +00.320 |
| 11 | 11 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:47.150 | +02.950 (+2.831%) | +00.270 |
| 12 | 12 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:47.460 | +03.260 (+3.129%) | +00.310 |
| 13 | 13 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.330 | +04.130 (+3.964%) | +00.870 |
| 14 | 14 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.340 | +04.140 (+3.973%) | +00.010 |
| 15 | 15 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.440 | +04.240 (+4.069%) | +00.100 |
| 16 | 16 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.510 | +04.310 (+4.136%) | +00.070 |
| 17 | 17 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.640 | +04.440 (+4.261%) | +00.130 |
| 18 | 18 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:48.770 | +04.570 (+4.386%) | +00.130 |
| 19 | 19 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.360 | +05.160 (+4.952%) | +00.590 |
| 20 | 20 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:49.490 | +05.290 (+5.077%) | +00.130 |
| 21 | 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:49.510 | +05.310 (+5.096%) | +00.020 |
| 22 | 22 | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:50.260 | +06.060 (+5.816%) | +00.750 |
| 23 | 23 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:50.290 | +06.090 (+5.845%) | +00.030 |
| 24 | 24 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.050 | +06.850 (+6.574%) | +00.760 |
| 25 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:51.280 | +07.080 (+6.795%) | +00.230 | |
| 26 | 25 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:51.520 | +07.320 (+7.025%) | +00.240 |