| «1979-02» | Brazil Grand Prix - VIII Grande Premio do Brasil |
| 1979-02-04 | Interlagos - Autodromo José Carlos Pace - 40 laps × 7.874 km : 314.96 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 02:23.070 | 198.130 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 02:23.990 | +00.920 (+0.643%) | +00.920 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 02:24.150 | +01.080 (+0.755%) | +00.160 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 02:24.280 | +01.210 (+0.846%) | +00.130 |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 02:24.340 | +01.270 (+0.888%) | +00.060 |
| 6 | 6 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 02:24.480 | +01.410 (+0.986%) | +00.140 |
| 7 | 7 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 02:24.850 | +01.780 (+1.244%) | +00.370 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 02:25.160 | +02.090 (+1.461%) | +00.310 |
| 9 | 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 02:26.350 | +03.280 (+2.293%) | +01.190 |
| 10 | 10 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 02:26.370 | +03.300 (+2.307%) | +00.020 |
| 11 | 11 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 02:26.430 | +03.360 (+2.349%) | +00.060 |
| 12 | 12 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 02:27.570 | +04.500 (+3.145%) | +01.140 |
| 13 | 13 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 02:27.670 | +04.600 (+3.215%) | +00.100 |
| 14 | 14 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 02:27.820 | +04.750 (+3.320%) | +00.150 |
| 15 | 15 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 02:27.890 | +04.820 (+3.369%) | +00.070 |
| 16 | 16 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 02:28.080 | +05.010 (+3.502%) | +00.190 |
| 17 | 17 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 02:28.880 | +05.810 (+4.061%) | +00.800 |
| 18 | 18 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 02:29.390 | +06.320 (+4.417%) | +00.510 |
| 19 | 19 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 02:29.420 | +06.350 (+4.438%) | +00.030 |
| 20 | 20 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 02:30.290 | +07.220 (+5.046%) | +00.870 |
| 21 | 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 02:31.600 | +08.530 (+5.962%) | +01.310 |
| 22 | 22 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 02:31.640 | +08.570 (+5.990%) | +00.040 |
| 23 | 23 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 02:31.780 | +08.710 (+6.088%) | +00.140 |
| 24 | 24 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 02:32.270 | +09.200 (+6.430%) | +00.490 |
| 25 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 02:32.660 | +09.590 (+6.703%) | +00.390 | |
| 26 | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 02:34.080 | +11.010 (+7.696%) | +01.420 |