Date Sun 21st January 1979 (UTC) Sun 21st January 1979 (Local)
Timestamp 1979-01-21T00:00:00
Time 00:00:00 UTC (00:00:00 Local)
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League Formula 1
Season 1979
Round
1
Status
Location Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
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Description The 1979 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 21 January 1979 at the Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires. The race had to be restarted because there was a huge crash at the second of the very fast esses after the pit straight that took off a number of drivers, including Jody Scheckter, Nelson Piquet, John Watson, Patrick Tambay and Mario Andretti.
After qualifying, James Hunt's WR7 was declared illegal, as the clutch-driven impeller blades which drew air through the air coiler were ruled an 'aerodynamic device'. Wolf mechanics modified the fan, and the car was allowed to start.
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Result List
01
Jacques Laffite
1:36:03.21
02
Carlos Reutemann
+0:14.94
03
John Watson
+1:28.81
04
Patrick Depailler
+1:41.72
05
Mario Andretti
+1 Lap
06
Emerson Fittipaldi
+1 Lap
07
Elio de Angelis
+1 Lap
08
Jochen Mass
+2 Laps
09
Alan Jones
+2 Laps
10
Clay Regazzoni
+2 Laps
11
Derek Daly
+2 Laps
12
Gilles Villeneuve
DNF
13
Hector Rebaque
DNF
14
Jan Lammers
DNF
16
Jean-Christophe Boullion
DNF
17
Jean-Christophe Boullion
DNF
18
Niki Lauda
DNF
19
René Arnoux
DNF
20
Jody Scheckter
DNF
21
Didier Pironi
DNF
22
Patrick Tambay
DNF
23
Nelson Piquet
DNF
24
Arturo Merzario
DNF
25
Riccardo Patrese
DNF
26
Hans Stuck
DNF
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