1979 - Grand Prix of Brazil

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1979 - Grand Prix of Brazil

Race Name - Grand Prix of Brazil
Date - 2/4/1979
Race Track - Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 40
Pole Winner Jacques Laffite
Average Race Speed - 188.686 kph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jacques Laffite
Race Number - 2

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	2	Patrick Depailler	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	3	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	8	Didier Pironi	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	5	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
6	6	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
7	19	Jochen Mass	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	14	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	16	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	7	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
11	9	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	20	Elio de Angelis	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	23	Derek Daly	Team Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	21	Jan Lammers	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	17	Clay Regazzoni	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	13	Alan Jones	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	24	HansJoachim Stuck	ATS Wheels	ATS D2	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	11	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
19	10	James Hunt	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf WR7	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	18	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	12	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260
22	22	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260
23	4	Mario Andretti	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	15	JeanPierre Jarier	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV