Spanish Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sun 29th April 1979 12:00am Local
Sun 29th April 1979 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1979

Round
5

Status

Location
Circuito del Jarama

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Description

The 1979 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 1979 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama near Madrid, Spain. It was race 5 of 15 in both the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 75-lap race was won by Patrick Depailler, driving a Ligier-Ford, with Lotus drivers Carlos Reutemann and Mario Andretti second and third respectively.

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Result List

01	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	1:39:11.84
02	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus F1	+0:20.94
03	Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	+0:27.31
04	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:28.68
05	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Tyrrell Racing	+0:30.39
06	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	+0:48.43
07	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:52.31
08	Jochen Mass	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1:14.84
09	René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	+1 Lap
10	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	+1 Lap
12	Jan Lammers	Shadow	+2 Laps
13	Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+3 Laps
14	Hans Stuck	ATS	+6 Laps
15	Niki Lauda	Brabham	DNF
16	Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	DNF
17	Alan Jones	Williams Racing	DNF
18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	DNF
19	Clay Regazzoni	Williams Racing	DNF
21	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	DNF
22	John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
23	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	DNF
24	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	DNF
25	Derek Daly	Ensign Racing	Did not qualify
26	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Did not qualify