- Winner
- Jacques Laffite
- Team
- Ligier
- Top listed
- Jacques Laffite, Carlos Reutemann, and John Watson
- Race date
- January 21, 1979
- Pole
- Jacques Laffite
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Laffite
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
The decisive result
Jacques Laffite finished first for Ligier. Carlos Reutemann is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with John Watson 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Derek Daly from P24 to P11 (+13), Elio de Angelis from P16 to P7 (+9), and Clay Regazzoni from P17 to P10 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacques Laffite started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 Collision, 4 +2 laps, 4 Engine, 4 Finished, and 3 +1 lap. Jacques Laffite holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:46.910 on lap 42. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.