Gran Premio de Argentina 1979
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 53 | 1:36:03.210 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 53 | 1:36:18.150 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 53 | 1:37:32.020 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 53 | 1:37:44.930 | 3 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 52 | +1 lap | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 52 | +1 lap | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 52 | +1 lap | — | 16 | |
| 8 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 51 | +2 laps | — | 14 | |
| 9 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 51 | +2 laps | — | 15 | |
| 10 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 51 | +2 laps | — | 17 | |
| 11 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 51 | +2 laps | — | 24 | |
| 12 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 48 | Engine | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 46 | Suspension | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 42 | Transmission | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | 41 | Electrical | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | Engine | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 15 | Engine | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 8 | Fuel system | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 6 | Engine | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 0 | Collision | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | Collision | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | Collision | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | Collision | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | Collision | — | 22 | |
| DNS | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | Accident | — | 13 | |
| DNS | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | Car not ready | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:44.200 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:45.240 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:45.340 |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:45.360 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:45.580 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:45.760 |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:45.960 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:46.430 |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:46.560 |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:46.880 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:47.150 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:47.460 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:48.330 |
| 14 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:48.340 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:48.440 |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:48.510 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | — | — | — | 1:48.640 |
| 18 | James Hunt | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:48.770 |
| 19 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:49.360 |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:49.490 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:49.510 |
| 22 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:50.260 |
| 23 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:50.290 |
| 24 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:51.050 |
| 25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — | 1:51.280 |
| 26 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:51.520 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | — |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 4 | — |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | — |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 6 | — |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 7 | — |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | — |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 9 | — |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 10 | — |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | — |
| 14 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 14 | — |
| 15 | Alan Jones | Williams | 15 | — |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 16 | — |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | — |
| 18 | James Hunt | Wolf | 18 | — |
| 19 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 19 | — |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | — |
| 22 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | — |
| 23 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 23 | — |
| 24 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 24 | — |
| 25 | René Arnoux | Renault | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 42 | 1:46.910 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 6 |
| 3 | John Watson | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
Constructors after race
| Pos | Constructor | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier | 12 |
| 2 | Lotus | 8 |
| 3 | McLaren | 4 |
| 4 | Fittipaldi | 1 |