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Brazilian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 4th February 1979 12:00am Local
Sun 4th February 1979 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1979

Round
Round 2

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Location
Interlagos Circuit

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The 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 4 February 1979. It was the second race of the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The Ligier team dominated the race weekend with their superior ground-effect JS11. Frenchman Jacques Laffite dominated the race weekend and made the most of his superbly set-up Ligier by taking pole position, smashing Jean-Pierre Jarier's 1975 pole time by 7 seconds, setting fastest lap and leading every lap of the race up to the finish. Laffite's teammate Patrick Depailler started and finished 2nd. Laffite and the Ligier team completed their domination of the South American fortnight, Laffite also dominantly won in Argentina.


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01			Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:40:09.64
02			Patrick Depailler	Ligier	+0:05.28
03			Carlos Reutemann	Lotus F1	+0:44.14
04			Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	+1:25.88
05			Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1 Lap
06			Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1 Lap
07			Jochen Mass	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
08			John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
09			Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
10			Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	+1 Lap
11			Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	+1 Lap
12			Elio de Angelis	Shadow	+1 Lap
13			Derek Daly	Ensign Racing	+1 Lap
14			Jan Lammers	Shadow	+1 Lap
15			Clay Regazzoni	Williams Racing	+2 Laps
16			Alan Jones	Williams Racing	DNF
17			Hans Stuck	ATS	DNF
18			René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	DNF
20			Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
21			Niki Lauda	Brabham	DNF
22			Nelson Piquet	Brabham	DNF
23			Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	DNF
24			Jean-Christophe Boullion	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
25			Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	Did not qualify
26			Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Did not qualify

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