1979 SPANISH GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
29 Apr 1979
Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Spain
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Ford | 1:14.500 |
| 2 | 25 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Ligier Ford | 1:14.790 |
| 3 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:14.820 |
| 4 | 1 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 1:15.070 |
| 5 | 11 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Ferrari | 1:15.100 |
| 6 | 5 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Ford | 1:15.450 |
| 7 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:15.610 |
| 8 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Lotus Ford | 1:15.670 |
| 9 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 1:15.780 |
| 10 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:16.040 |
| 11 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:16.060 |
| 12 | 4 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:16.080 |
| 13 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:16.230 |
| 14 | 28 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Williams Ford | 1:16.610 |
| 15 | 20 | James HuntHUN | Wolf Ford | 1:16.880 |
| 16 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:16.920 |
| 17 | 30 | Jochen MassMAS | Arrows Ford | 1:17.040 |
| 18 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:17.110 |
| 19 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:17.350 |
| 20 | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 1:17.450 |
| 21 | 9 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | ATS Ford | 1:17.570 |
| 22 | 18 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Shadow Ford | 1:17.850 |
| 23 | 31 | Hector RebaqueREB | Lotus Ford | 1:18.420 |
| 24 | 17 | Jan LammersLAM | Shadow Ford | 1:18.790 |