Round 2 · 4 February 1979
Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · São Paulo, Brazil
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
26 drivers
After Round 1
1
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
9
pts
2
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
6
pts
3
John Watson
McLaren
4
pts
4
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
3
pts
5
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
2
pts
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6
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
1
pts
-
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
0
pts
-
Jochen Mass
Arrows
0
pts
-
Alan Jones
Williams
0
pts
-
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
0
pts
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
0
pts
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
Shadow
0
pts
-
James Hunt
Wolf
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
0
pts
-
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Renault
0
pts
-
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
0
pts
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
-
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
0
pts
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
0
pts
After the race
26 drivers
After Round 2
1
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
18
+9
2
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
—
10
+4
3
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
↑1
9
+6
4
John Watson
McLaren
↓1
4
+0
5
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
↑994
3
+3
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6
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
↑993
2
+2
7
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
↓2
2
+0
8
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
↓2
1
+0
9
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
↑990
1
+1
-
Jochen Mass
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Alan Jones
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
—
0
+0
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
James Hunt
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
—
0
+0
-
René Arnoux
Renault
—
0
+0
-
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 1:40:09.640 | 9 |
| 2 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | +5.280 | 6 |
| 3 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | +44.140 | 4 |
| 4 | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | +1:25.880 | 3 |
| 5 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | MAS Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | DE Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 13 | DAL Derek Daly | Ensign | 23 | 1L | 0 |
| 14 | LAM Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 1L | 0 |
| 15 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | 2L | 0 |
| R | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | HUN James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | — | 0 |