1979 Spanish Grand Prix

1979 Spanish Grand Prix
1979 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 5 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season
Race details
Date	29 April 1979
Official name	XXV Gran Premio de España
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	Jacques Laffite;
Time	1:14.50
Fastest lap
Driver	Gilles Villeneuve
Time	1:16.44 on lap 72
Podium
First	Patrick Depailler;
Second	Carlos Reutemann;
Third	Mario Andretti;
	Lap leaders ;

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.

^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1979". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 28 October 2017.