1979 - Grand Prix of Spain

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1979 - Grand Prix of Spain

Race Name - Grand Prix of Spain
Date - 4/29/1979
Race Track - Circuito Permanente del Jarama
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 75
Pole Winner Jacques Laffite
Average Race Speed - 154.453 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Patrick Depailler
Race Number - 5

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Patrick Depailler	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	8	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	4	Mario Andretti	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 80	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	5	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015
5	12	JeanPierre Jarier	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	10	Didier Pironi	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	3	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015
8	17	Jochen Mass	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	11	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
10	16	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	24	Jan Lammers	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	20	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	21	HansJoachim Stuck	ATS Wheels	ATS D2	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	6	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260
16	23	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	13	Alan Jones	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	22	Elio de Angelis	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	14	Clay Regazzoni	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	15	James Hunt	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf WR7	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	9	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1
22	18	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28B	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	7	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260