1979 Brazilian Grand Prix
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The 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 4 February 1979. It was the second race of the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
QualifyingEdit
Qualifying classificationEdit
RaceEdit
Race reportEdit
The Ligier team dominated the race weekend with their superior ground-effect JS11. Frenchman Jacques Laffite dominated the race weekend and made the most of his superbly set-up Ligier by taking pole position, smashing Jean-Pierre Jarier's 1975 pole time by 7 seconds, setting fastest lap and leading every lap of the race up to the finish. Laffite's teammate Patrick Depailler started and finished 2nd. Laffite and the Ligier team completed their domination of the South American fortnight, Laffite also dominantly won in Argentina.
ClassificationEdit
NotesEdit
- This was the 9th and 10th podium finish for Ligier.
Championship standings after the raceEdit
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | ||
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite | 18 | ||
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann | 10 | ||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler | 9 | ||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon John Watson | 4 | ||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Didier Pironi | 3 | ||
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- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Ligier-Ford | 27 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford | 12 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford | 4 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford | 3 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Ferrari | 3 | |
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Additional notesEdit
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^a{{#if:| }} Although the circuit length was quoted in MotorSport magazine as 7.873 km,<ref name=MotorSport1979>Template:Cite journal</ref> the fastest lap's time/speed quoted<ref name=MotorSport1979/> are consistent with the 7.87385 km length, same as quoted in 1980 race report.<ref name=MotorSport1980>Template:Cite journal</ref>
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