1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix

  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
Course length	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 practice a Formula One race at the circuit, that was supposed to hold the Italian Grand Prix every two years in turn with Monza. The 1980 Italian Grand Prix was indeed held at the Imola circuit, but the race returned permanently to Monza in 1981. The Imola circuit was given its own race from 1981-2006, the San Marino Grand Prix.

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

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