| 1979 Spanish Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 5 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 29 April 1979 | ||
| Official name | XXV Gran Premio de España[1] | ||
| Location | Jarama, Spain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.404 km (2.115 miles) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 255.3 km (158.625 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ligier-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:14.50 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
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| Time | 1:16.44 on lap 72 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ligier-Ford | ||
| Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1979 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 1979 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama near Madrid, Spain. It was race 5 of 15 in both the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 75-lap race was won by Patrick Depailler, driving a Ligier-Ford, with Lotus drivers Carlos Reutemann and Mario Andretti second and third respectively.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 1:14,50 | 1 |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | 1:14,79 | 2 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:14,82 | 3 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:15,07 | 4 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:15,10 | 5 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:15,45 | 6 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:15,61 | 7 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 1:15,67 | 8 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:15,78 | 9 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:16,04 | 10 |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:16,06 | 11 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:16,08 | 12 |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:16,23 | 13 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 1:16,61 | 14 |
| 15 | James Hunt | Wolf-Ford | 1:16,88 | 15 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:16,92 | 16 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 1:17,04 | 17 |
| 18 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:17,11 | 18 |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:17,35 | 19 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 1:17,45 | 20 |
| 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 1:17,57 | 21 |
| 22 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 1:17,85 | 22 |
| 23 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 1:18,42 | 23 |
| 24 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | 1:18,79 | 24 |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford | 1:19,30 | — |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 1:20,46 | — |
| DNQ | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Kauhsen-Ford | 1:23,24 | — |
Race
Classification
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1979". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ↑ "1979 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "1979 Spanish Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 29 April 1979. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Spain 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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