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Event: Brazilian GP			Date: 4.2.1979
Track: Interlagos (Brazil), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP Brazil
Formula 1 World Championship (round 2)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps
1^st	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	40
2^nd	25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	40
3^rd	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus	40
4^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Team Tyrrell	40
5^th	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	39
6^th	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	39
7^th	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	39
8^th	7	John Watson	McLaren M28 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	39
9^th	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	39
10^th	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Renault - Elf	39
11^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	39
12^th	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow DN9B Ford	Interscope Shadow Racing	39
13^th	22	Derek Daly	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Ensign	39
14^th	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing	39
15^th	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams FW06 Ford	Saudia Williams	38

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Saudia Williams	33	Fuel pressure
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS D2 Ford	ATS Wheels	31	Steering wheel
16	René Arnoux	Renault RS01 Turbo	Renault - Elf	28	Spun & stalled
20	James Hunt	Wolf WR7 Ford	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	7	Steering rack
8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	7	Accident
5	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	5	Gear linkage
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	5	Driver injury
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus	2	Fuel leak

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Team Tyrrell	Electrics on warm-up lap

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
31	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 79 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team
24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	2T	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus		Spare car
	8T	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M28 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren		Spare car
	12T	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC		Spare car
	14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive		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 BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	Spare car
11T		Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	Spare car
14T		Fittipaldi F6 Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	Spare car
15T		Renault RS01 Turbo	Renault - Elf	Spare car
17T		Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing	Spare car
31T		Lotus 78 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team	Spare car

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