Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · 21 January 1979
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier Laffite 9 + Depailler 3 | Laffite 9 + Depailler 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | Team Lotus Reutemann 6 + Andretti 2 + Rebaque 0 | Reutemann 6 + Andretti 2 + Rebaque 0 | 8 | |
| 3 | McLaren Watson 4 + Tambay 0 | Watson 4 + Tambay 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1 | Fittipaldi 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Shadow Angelis 0 + Lammers 0 | Angelis 0 + Lammers 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Arrows Mass 0 + Patrese 0 | Mass 0 + Patrese 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Williams Jones 0 + Regazzoni 0 | Jones 0 + Regazzoni 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Ensign Daly 0 | Daly 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ferrari Villeneuve 0 + Scheckter 0 | Villeneuve 0 + Scheckter 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Wolf Hunt 0 | Hunt 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Tyrrell Jarier 0 + Pironi 0 | Jarier 0 + Pironi 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Renault Jabouille 0 + Arnoux 0 | Jabouille 0 + Arnoux 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo Lauda 0 + Piquet 0 | Lauda 0 + Piquet 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Merzario Merzario 0 | Merzario 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | ATS Stuck 0 | Stuck 0 | 0 |