1979 Spanish Grand Prix
Appearance
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1979 Spanish Grand Prix | |||
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Race 5 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 29 April 1979 | ||
Official name | XXV Gran Premio de España[1] | ||
Location | Jarama, Spain | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.404 km (2.115 miles) | ||
Distance | 75 laps, 255.3 km (158.625 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ligier-Ford | ||
Time | 1:14.50 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 1:16.44 on lap 72 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ligier-Ford | ||
Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
Third | Lotus-Ford |
The 1979 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 1979 at the Circuito Permanente del Jarama near Madrid, Spain. It was race 5 of 15 in both the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 75-lap race was won by Patrick Depailler, driving a Ligier-Ford, with Lotus drivers Carlos Reutemann and Mario Andretti second and third respectively.
Classification
Lap leaders
Patrick Depailler 75 laps (1–75).
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1979". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "1979 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Spain 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.