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1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix
Race details Non-Championship Race in the 1979 Formula One season Date September 16, 1979 Official name Dino Ferrari Grand Prix Location Autodromo Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy Course Permanent racing facility
202.44 km ( mi)Distance 40 laps, 5.061 km ( mi) Pole position Driver Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari Time 1:32.91 Fastest lap Driver Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari Time 1:33.61 Podium First Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo Second Carlos Reutemann
Lotus-Cosworth Third Jody Schekter
Ferrari The 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari on September 16, 1979. The event was held to to practice a Formula One race at the circuit, that was supposed to hold the Italian Grand Prix every two year in turns with Monza. The 1980 Italian Grand Prix was indeed held at the circuit, but the race was assigned as the San Marino Grand Prix beginning from 1981.
Classification
Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo 40 1:03:55.89 4 2 Carlos Reutemann
Lotus-Cosworth 40 + 8.09 3 3 Jody Scheckter
Ferrari 40 + 26.22 2 4 Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Cosworth 40 + 39.76 5 5 Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell-Cosworth 40 + 47.40 8 6 Keke Rosberg
Wolf-Cosworth 40 + 1:08.33 7 7 Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari 40 + 1:14.38 1 8 Patrick Tambay
McLaren-Cosworth 39 + 1 Lap 15 9 Vittorio Brambilla
Alfa Romeo 39 + 1 Lap 6 10 Giacomo Agostini
Williams-Cosworth 39 + 1 Lap 10 11 Arturo Merzario
Merzario-Cosworth 38 + 2 Laps 13 Ret Gimax
Williams-Cosworth 32 Clutch 12 Ret Alex Ribeiro
Fittipaldi-Cosworth 26 Gearbox 9 Ret Elio de Angelis
Shadow-Cosworth 17 Spun off 14 Ret Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo 4 Engine 11 DNS Beppe Gabbiani
Shadow-Cosworth 0 Engine 16 External links
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