Round 1Completed
Argentine Grand Prix
1979 Formula 1 World Championship
21 January 1979·
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jacques Laffite
Winner
Jacques Laffite
Pole
TBD
Fastest Lap
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Circuit
Race Results
PosDriverTeamGridPtsTime / Gap
Jacques Laffite won the 1979 Argentine Grand Prix for Ligier in 1:36:03.210. The podium was completed by Carlos Reutemann in second and John Watson in third. Jacques Laffite took pole position. Derek Daly made the biggest forward move, climbing from P24 to P11 for a gain of 13 places.
Race Brief · Argentine Grand Prix 1979
Argentine Grand Prix 1979 FAQ
Who won the Argentine Grand Prix 1979?
Jacques Laffite driving for Ligier won the Argentine Grand Prix 1979.
Who started on pole for the Argentine Grand Prix 1979?
Jacques Laffite started the Argentine Grand Prix 1979 from pole position.
Who set the fastest lap at the Argentine Grand Prix 1979?
The fastest lap is not recorded in the current dataset.