- Winner
- Patrick Depailler
- Team
- Ligier
- Top listed
- Patrick Depailler, Carlos Reutemann, and Mario Andretti
- Race date
- April 29, 1979
- Pole
- Jacques Laffite
- Fastest lap
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 27
- Circuit
- Circuito del Jarama
The decisive result
Patrick Depailler finished first for Ligier. Carlos Reutemann is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Mario Andretti 3 for Team Lotus.
Grid to finish
Jan Lammers from P24 to P12 (+12), Jochen Mass from P17 to P8 (+9), and Emerson Fittipaldi from P19 to P11 (+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 8 Finished, 5 Engine, 3 +1 lap, 3 DNQ, and 1 +2 laps. Gilles Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:16.440 on lap 72. 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.