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Round 121 Jan 1979Autódromo Juan y Oscar GálvezArgentina4.300 km53 laps
Jacques Laffite wins for Ligier in 1:36:03.210, 14.940 s ahead of Carlos Reutemann.
53 laps, 26 drivers.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Grid | +/− | Pts |
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| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier · from P1 | 1:36:03.210 | 1 | Position unchanged | 9 pts |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus · from P3 |
| 3 |
| Gained 1 place |
| 6 pts |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren · from P6 | +1:28.810 | 6 | Gained 3 places | 4 pts |
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| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier · from P2 | +1:41.720 | 2 | Lost 2 places | 3 pts |
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| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus · from P7 | +1 Lap, lap 52 | 7 | Gained 2 places | 2 pts |
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| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi · from P11 | +1 Lap, lap 52 | 11 | Gained 5 places | 1 pts |
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| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow · from P16 | +1 Lap, lap 52 | 16 | Gained 9 places | 0 |
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| 8 | Jochen Mass | Arrows · from P14 | +2 Laps, lap 51 | 14 | Gained 6 places | 0 |
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| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams · from P15 | +2 Laps, lap 51 | 15 | Gained 6 places | 0 |
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| 10 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams · from P17 | +2 Laps, lap 51 | 17 | Gained 7 places | 0 |
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| 11 | Derek Daly | Ensign · from P24 | +2 Laps, lap 51 | 24 | Gained 13 places | 0 |
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| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari · from P10 | Engine, lap 48 | 10 | Lost 2 places | 0 |
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| 13 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus · from P19 | Suspension, lap 46 | 19 | Gained 6 places | 0 |
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| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow · from P21 | Transmission, lap 42 | 21 | Gained 7 places | 0 |
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| 15 | James Hunt | Wolf · from P18 | Electrical, lap 41 | 18 | Gained 3 places | 0 |
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| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell · from P4 | Engine, lap 15 | 4 | Lost 12 places | 0 |
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| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault · from P12 | Engine, lap 15 | 12 | Lost 5 places | 0 |
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| 18 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo · from P23 | Fuel system, lap 8 | 23 | Gained 5 places | 0 |
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| 19 | René Arnoux | Renault · from P25 | Engine, lap 6 | 25 | Gained 6 places | 0 |
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| 20 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari · from P5 | Collision, lap 0 | 5 | Lost 15 places | 0 |
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| 21 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell · from P8 | Collision, lap 0 | 8 | Lost 13 places | 0 |
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| 22 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren · from P9 | Collision, lap 0 | 9 | Lost 13 places | 0 |
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| 23 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo · from P20 | Collision, lap 0 | 20 | Lost 3 places | 0 |
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| 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario · from P22 | Collision, lap 0 | 22 | Lost 2 places | 0 |
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| 25 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows · from P13 | Accident, lap 0 | 13 | Lost 12 places | 0 |
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| 26 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Withdrew, lap 0 | Pit lane | No grid position | 0 |
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