Round 5 · 1979
Spanish Grand Prix
Jarama, Spain · Sun 29 Apr · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 2 | 1:39:11.840 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Borgward | 8 | +20.940 | 6 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Borgward | 4 | +27.310 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | +28.680 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 12 | +30.390 | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | +48.430 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | +52.310 | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 17 | +1:14.840 | |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 16 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 24 | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | +3 Laps | |
| 14 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 21 | +6 Laps | |
| — | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | Water leak | |
| — | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Borgward | 23 | Engine | |
| — | Alan Jones | Williams | 13 | Gearbox | |
| — | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | Engine | |
| — | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 14 | Engine | |
| — | James Hunt | Wolf | 15 | Brakes | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | Turbo | |
| — | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | Engine | |
| — | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | Engine | |
| — | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | Injection |