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Event: Argentine GP			Date: 21.1.1979
Track: Buenos Aires (Argentina), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP Argentina
Formula 1 World Championship (round 1)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps
1^st	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	53
2^nd	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus	53
3^rd	7	John Watson	McLaren M28 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	53
4^th	25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	53
5^th	10	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus	52
6^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	52
7^th	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow DN9B Ford	Interscope Shadow Racing	52
8^th	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	51
9^th	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Saudia Williams	51
10^th	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams FW06 Ford	Saudia Williams	51
11^th	22	Derek Daly	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Ensign	51

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus		Accident, 1st start
12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	48	Engine
31	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 79 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team	46	Suspension bracket
17	Jan Lammers	Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing	42	CV joint
20	James Hunt	Wolf WR7 Ford	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	41	Electrics
4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Team Tyrrell	15	Engine
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Renault - Elf	15	Engine
5	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	8	Fuel pressure
16	René Arnoux	Renault RS01 Turbo	Renault - Elf	6	Engine
11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	0	Accident
3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Team Tyrrell	0	Accident
8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M28 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	0	Accident
6	Piquet	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	0	Accident
24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario	0	Accident

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Accident in practice

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS D2 Ford	ATS Wheels

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	11T	Scheckter / Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC		Spare car
	14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive		Spare car
	15T	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Renault - Elf		Spare car
	26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes		Spare car
	27T	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Saudia Williams		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
3T		Tyrrell 008 Ford	Team Tyrrell	Spare car
5T		Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	Spare car
7T		McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	Spare car
17T		Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing	Spare car
29T	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Spare car
31T		Lotus 78 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team	Spare car

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