Argentine Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 21st January 1979 12:00am Local
Sun 21st January 1979 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1979

Round
Round 1

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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	Ligier	1:36:03.21
02	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus F1	+0:14.94
03	John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1:28.81
04	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	+1:41.72
05	Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	+1 Lap
06	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	+1 Lap
07	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	+1 Lap
08	Jochen Mass	Arrows Grand Prix International	+2 Laps
09	Alan Jones	Williams Racing	+2 Laps
10	Clay Regazzoni	Williams Racing	+2 Laps
11	Derek Daly	Ensign Racing	+2 Laps
12	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
13	Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	DNF
14	Jan Lammers	Shadow	DNF
16	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
17	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	DNF
18	Niki Lauda	Brabham	DNF
19	René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	DNF
20	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
21	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
22	Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
23	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	DNF
24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	DNF
25	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
26	Hans Stuck	ATS	DNF