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Round 24 Feb 1979Autódromo José Carlos PaceBrazil4.200 km40 laps
Jacques Laffite wins for Ligier in 1:40:09.640, 5.280 s ahead of Patrick Depailler.
40 laps, 24 drivers.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Grid | +/− | Pts |
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| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier · from P1 | 1:40:09.640 | 1 | Position unchanged | 9 pts |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier · from P2 |
| 2 |
| Position unchanged |
| 6 pts |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus · from P3 | +44.140 | 3 | Position unchanged | 4 pts |
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| 4 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell · from P8 | +1:25.880 | 8 | Gained 4 places | 3 pts |
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| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari · from P5 | +1 Lap, lap 39 | 5 | Position unchanged | 2 pts |
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| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari · from P6 | +1 Lap, lap 39 | 6 | Position unchanged | 1 pts |
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| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows · from P19 | +1 Lap, lap 39 | 19 | Gained 12 places | 0 |
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| 8 | John Watson | McLaren · from P14 | +1 Lap, lap 39 | 14 | Gained 6 places | 0 |
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| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows · from P16 | +1 Lap, lap 39 | 16 | Gained 7 places | 0 |
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| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault · from P7 | +1 Lap, lap 39 | 7 | Lost 3 places | 0 |
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| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi · from P9 | +1 Lap, lap 39 | 9 | Lost 2 places | 0 |
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| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow · from P20 | +1 Lap, lap 39 | 20 | Gained 8 places | 0 |
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| 13 | Derek Daly | Ensign · from P23 | +1 Lap, lap 39 | 23 | Gained 10 places | 0 |
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| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow · from P21 | +1 Lap, lap 39 | 21 | Gained 7 places | 0 |
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| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams · from P17 | +2 Laps, lap 38 | 17 | Gained 2 places | 0 |
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| 16 | Alan Jones | Williams · from P13 | Fuel system, lap 33 | 13 | Lost 3 places | 0 |
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| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS · from P24 | Steering, lap 31 | 24 | Gained 7 places | 0 |
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| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault · from P11 | Spun off, lap 28 | 11 | Lost 7 places | 0 |
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| 19 | James Hunt | Wolf · from P10 | Steering, lap 7 | 10 | Lost 9 places | 0 |
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| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren · from P18 | Collision, lap 7 | 18 | Lost 2 places | 0 |
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| 21 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo · from P12 | Gearbox, lap 5 | 12 | Lost 9 places | 0 |
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| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo · from P22 | Accident, lap 5 | 22 | Position unchanged | 0 |
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| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus · from P4 | Fuel leak, lap 2 | 4 | Lost 19 places | 0 |
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| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell · from P15 | Electrical, lap 0 | 15 | Lost 9 places | 0 |
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