Date | Sunday 21 January 1979 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | Argentine GP |
Circuit | Buenos Aires |
Event Format | Race of 53 laps |
Championship | World Championship |
Race number | #1 of 15 in 1979 #314 (of all time) |
Laps | 53 |
Circuit Perimeter | 5968 m |
Race Distance | 5968 × 53 = 316.304 km |
Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 |
Pole Position | Right |
First Corner | Right |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Weather | Sunny, Very hot, Dry |
Entries | 26 |
Qualifiers | 25 |
Finishers | 11 |
Debutants | Jan Lammers (Driver),
Essex (Lubricant Manufacturer),
Mobil (Lubricant Manufacturer),
ATS D2 (Car Model),
Arrows A1B (Car Model),
Brabham BT48 (Car Model),
Ligier JS11 (Car Model),
McLaren M28 (Car Model),
Merzario A1B (Car Model),
Tyrrell 009 (Car Model),
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Wolf WR7 (Car Model),
ATS Wheels (Entrant),
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team (Entrant),
Interscope Shadow Racing Team (Entrant),
Martini Racing Team Lotus (Entrant),
Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing (Entrant),
Samson Shadow Racing Team (Entrant),
Team Tyrrell (Entrant),
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team (Entrant)
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Records Broken |
1. Most 19th Place Qualifications – Lotus (21)
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Records Extended |
1. Most Retirements – Lotus (350),
2. Most Race Entries – Lotus (823),
3. Most 5th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (75)
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