1979 Brazilian Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Previous race
Laffite won in Argentina with Depailler following him home, giving Ligier a dominant one-two. A massive crash at the fast esses on the opening lap eliminated Scheckter, Watson, Piquet, Tambay and Andretti and forced a red-flag restart. Piquet was taken to hospital with injuries. Reutemann drove a stirring race in front of his home crowd to finish second, with Watson third after switching to his spare car.
Championship standings
Laffite leads the championship after Argentina.
Entrants
Piquet is nursing injuries from the Argentina crash and starts the weekend in discomfort. Interlagos, at five miles, is the longest circuit on the 1979 calendar.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1979 Brazilian Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 1 Race
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Jan | 🇦🇷 Argentine Grand Prix | Laffite | Laffite | Reutemann | Watson |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →Constructors' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | McLaren | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Fittipaldi | 1 | 0 |
| — | Shadow | 0 | 0 |