- Winner
- Jacques Laffite
- Team
- Ligier
- Top listed
- Jacques Laffite, Patrick Depailler, and Carlos Reutemann
- Race date
- February 4, 1979
- Pole
- Jacques Laffite
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Laffite
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace
The decisive result
Jacques Laffite finished first for Ligier. Patrick Depailler is listed 2 for Ligier, with Carlos Reutemann 3 for Team Lotus.
Grid to finish
Jochen Mass from P19 to P7 (+12), Derek Daly from P23 to P13 (+10), and Elio de Angelis from P20 to P12 (+8) 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 10 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 2 DNQ, 2 Steering, and 1 +2 laps. Jacques Laffite holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:28.760 on lap 23. 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.