1979 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Round
- 2 of 1979
- Circuit
- Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos)
- Location
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Jacques Laffite
- Constructor
- Ligier
- Entrant
- Ligier-Ford
- Pole position
- Jacques Laffite
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Laffite
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 40 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 40 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 3 | 40 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 40 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 39 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 6 | 39 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 19 | 39 | — | — |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 39 | — | — |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | 39 | — | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | 39 | — | — |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 9 | 39 | — | — |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 20 | 39 | — | — |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 23 | 39 | — | — |
| 14 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 39 | — | — |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 17 | 38 | — | — |
| DNQ | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 2 | — | Fuel leak |
| DNF | James Hunt | Walter Wolf Racing | 10 | 7 | — | Steering |
| DNF | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 28 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 12 | 5 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | 33 | — | Fuel system |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 15 | 0 | — | Electrical |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 7 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 22 | 5 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 24 | 31 | — | Steering |