Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1979
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 40 | 1:40:09.640 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL GS |
| 2 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 40 | 1:40:14.920 | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 40 | 1:40:53.780 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 40 | 1:41:35.520 | 3 | 8 | |
| 5 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 39 | +1 lap | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 39 | +1 lap | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 39 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 8 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 39 | +1 lap | — | 14 | |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 39 | +1 lap | — | 16 | |
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 39 | +1 lap | — | 7 | |
| 11 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 39 | +1 lap | — | 9 | |
| 12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 39 | +1 lap | — | 20 | |
| 13 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 39 | +1 lap | — | 23 | |
| 14 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 39 | +1 lap | — | 21 | |
| 15 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 38 | +2 laps | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 33 | Fuel system | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 31 | Steering | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 28 | Spun off | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 7 | Collision | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | 7 | Steering | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | Accident | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 5 | Gearbox | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 2 | Fuel leak | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | Electrical | — | 15 | |
| DNQ | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 2:23.070 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | — | — | — | 2:23.990 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | — | — | — | 2:24.150 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 2:24.280 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 2:24.340 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | — | — | — | 2:24.480 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 2:24.850 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 2:25.160 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 2:26.250 |
| 10 | James Hunt | Wolf | — | — | — | 2:26.370 |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 2:26.430 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 2:27.570 |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 2:27.670 |
| 14 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 2:27.820 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 2:27.890 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 2:28.080 |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | — | — | — | 2:28.880 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 2:29.390 |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — | 2:29.420 |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — | 2:30.290 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — | 2:31.600 |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 2:31.640 |
| 23 | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | 2:31.780 |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — | 2:32.270 |
| 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 2:32.660 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 2:34.080 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | — |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 3 | — |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 4 | — |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | — |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | — |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | — |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | — |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | — |
| 10 | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | — |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | — |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 12 | — |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | — |
| 14 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | — |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | — |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | — |
| 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | — |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | — |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | — |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | — |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 22 | — |
| 23 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 23 | — |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 23 | 2:28.760 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | 18 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 10 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | 9 |
| 4 | John Watson | 4 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | 3 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 2 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | 2 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | 1 |