Kammala wannan jumla: Depailler ya zo na biyu ga abokin aikinsa mai nasara, Jacques Laffite, a cikin 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix. Laffite ya kasance fiye da 5 seconds a gaba a ƙarshen tseren. Depailler ya tuntubi shingen a "Barbecue Bend" a cikin
Babban Gasar Afirka ta Kudu ta 1979.