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GP of Brazil Interlagos 4-2-1979, 40 laps of 7.874 m, Total distance 314.960
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team-engine | Diff | Reason |
| 1 | - | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford JS11 | 1:40:09.64 | - |
| 2 | - | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford JS11 | -5.28 | - |
| 3 | - | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford 79 | -44.14 | - |
| 4 | - | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford 009 | -1:25.88 | - |
| 5 | - | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari 312T3 | -1 lap | - |
| 6 | - | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari 312T3 | -1 lap | - |
| 7 | - | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford A1B | -1 lap | - |
| 8 | - | John Watson | McLaren-Ford M28 | -1 lap | - |
| 9 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford A1B | -1 lap | - |
| 10 | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault RS01 | -1 lap | - |
| 11 | - | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar-Ford F5A | -1 lap | - |
| 12 | - | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford DN9 | -1 lap | - |
| 13 | - | Derek Daly | Ensign-Ford N177 | -1 lap | - |
| 14 | - | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford DN9 | -1 lap | - |
| 15 | - | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford FW06 | -2 laps | - |
| 16 | - | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford FW06 | -7 laps | Fuel |
| 17 | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford D2 | -9 laps | Steering |
| 18 | - | René Arnoux | Renault RS01 | -12 laps | Spun |
| 19 | - | James Hunt | Wolf-Ford WR7 | -33 laps | Steering |
| 20 | - | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford M26 | -33 laps | Collision |
| 21 | - | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 | -35 laps | Collision |
| 22 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT48 | -35 laps | Gearbox |
| 23 | - | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford 79 | -38 laps | Fuel leak |
| 24 | - | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford 009 | DNS | Electrics |
| 25 | - | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford 79 | DNQ | - |
| 26 | - | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford A1B | DNQ | - |