| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 53 | 1:36:03.210 | 197.580 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +14.940 | +14.940 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +01:28.810 | +01:13.870 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +01:41.720 | +12.910 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 14 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 51 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | 15 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 51 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | 17 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 51 | +2 laps | ||
| 11 | 24 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 51 | +2 laps | ||
| 12 | 10 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 48 | transmission | ||
| 19 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 46 | suspension | |||
| 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 42 | transmission | |||
| 18 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 41 | electrics | |||
| 4 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 15 | oil leak | |||
| 12 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 15 | engine | |||
| 23 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 8 | fuel pressure | |||
| 25 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | engine | |||
| 5 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 0 | collision | |||
| 8 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 0 | collision | |||
| 9 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 0 | collision | |||
| 20 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 0 | collision | |||
| 22 | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 0 | collision | |||
| DNS | 13 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | accident | |||
| DNS | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | handling |
Fastest lap - 01:46.910 - 200.962 km/h - Jacques Laffite (lap 42)
Comments
Race red-flagged after lap 1 following a multi-car collision, restarted for the original distance.