The 1979 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 21 January 1979 at the Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires. The race had to be restarted because there was a huge crash at the second of the very fast esses after the pit straight that took off a number of drivers, including Jody Scheckter, Nelson Piquet, John Watson, Patrick Tambay and Mario Andretti. Round 1 of 15 · 1979 Formula One World Championship January 21, 1979 Podium: 1. Jacques Laffite · 2. Carlos Reutemann · 3. John Watson Wiki link