Round 5 · 1979
Spanish Grand Prix
WinnerANULigier · from P2
PoleLAF
Fastest lap1:16.440Villeneuve · L72
Biggest gain+12Lammers P24→P12
Retirements10of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Ligier | 2 | +1 | 75 | 1:39:11.840 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Team Lotus | 8 | +6 | 75 | +20.940 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 4 | +1 | 75 | +27.310 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Ferrari | 5 | +1 | 75 | +28.680 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 12 | +7 | 75 | +30.390 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 10 | +4 | 75 | +48.430 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ferrari | 3 | -4 | 75 | +52.310 FL | — | ||
| 8 | Jochen Mass MAJ | Arrows | 17 | +9 | 75 | +1:14.840 | — | |
| 9 | Alpine | 11 | +2 | 74 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 16 | +6 | 74 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Fittipaldi | 19 | +8 | 74 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 12 | Jan Lammers LAM | Shadow | 24 | +12 | 73 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | 20 | +7 | 72 | +3 laps | — | |
| 14 | ATS | 21 | +7 | 69 | +6 laps | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Williams | 14 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | ||
| — | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 6 | 63 | DNF · L63 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | John Watson WAT | McLaren | 18 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | James Hunt HUN | Wolf | 15 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 1 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | ||
| — | Alpine | 9 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | |||
| — | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 13 | 54 | DNF · L54 | — | ||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | 23 | 58 | DNF · L58 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | 7 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | |||
| — | Derek Daly DAD | Ensign | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Elio de Angelis DEA | Shadow | 22 | 52 | DNF · L52 | — | ||
| — | Kauhsen | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Jarama Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Spanish Grand Prix | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1977 | Spanish Grand Prix | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1976 | Spanish Grand Prix | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 1 |
| 1974 | Spanish Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1972 | Spanish Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 3 | |
| 1970 | Spanish Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | March | 3 |
| 1968 | Spanish Grand Prix | Graham Hill HIG | Team Lotus | 6 |