1979 Season • Historical Snapshot
🏁 ARCHIVED SEASON 1979 Season • 15 Races

1979 Formula 1 Season

🏆 Drivers' Champion
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari • 51 pts • 3 wins
🏆 Constructors' Champion
Ferrari
113 pts • 6 wins
📈 Points Progression
0 18 36 54 72 Clinched (R13)
Jody Scheckter (51 pts) Gilles Villeneuve (47 pts) Alan Jones (40 pts) Jacques Laffite (36 pts) Clay Regazzoni (29 pts) Patrick Depailler (20 pts) Chaser Max Points (Threshold)
🏆 1979 Final Drivers' Standings
Pos Driver Team Pts Wins
1 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 51 3
2 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 47 3
3 Alan Jones Williams 40 4
4 Jacques Laffite Ligier 36 2
5 Clay Regazzoni Williams 29 1
6 Patrick Depailler Ligier 20 1
7 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 20 0
8 René Arnoux Renault 17 0
9 John Watson McLaren 15 0
10 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 14 0
11 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 14 0
12 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 14 0
13 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 9 1
14 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo / Brabham-Ford 4 0
15 Elio de Angelis Shadow 3 0
16 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo / Brabham-Ford 3 0
17 Jacky Ickx Ligier 3 0
18 Jochen Mass Arrows 3 0
19 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 2 0
20 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 2 0
21 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1 0
- Hector Rebaque Team Lotus / Rebaque 0 0
- Patrick Tambay McLaren 0 0
- Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford 0 0
- Geoff Lees Tyrrell 0 0
- Derek Daly Ensign / Tyrrell 0 0
- James Hunt Wolf 0 0
- Jan Lammers Shadow 0 0
- Keke Rosberg Wolf 0 0
- Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo 0 0
- Patrick Gaillard Ensign 0 0
- Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 0 0
- Marc Surer Ensign 0 0
- Arturo Merzario Merzario 0 0
🏆 1979 Final Constructors' Standings
Pos Constructor Pts Wins
1 Ferrari 113 6
2 Williams 75 5
3 Ligier 61 3
4 Team Lotus 39 0
5 Tyrrell 28 0
6 Renault 26 1
7 McLaren 15 0
8 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 7 0
9 Arrows 5 0
10 Shadow 3 0
11 ATS 2 0
12 Fittipaldi 1 0
- Brabham-Ford 0 0
- Wolf 0 0
- Ensign 0 0
- Alfa Romeo 0 0
- Rebaque 0 0
- Merzario 0 0
🏁 1979 Race-by-Race Results
Rnd Grand Prix Date Winner Constructor Podium
1 Argentine Grand Prix 1979-01-21 Jacques Laffite Ligier
1. Jacques Laffite 2. Carlos Reutemann 3. John Watson
2 Brazilian Grand Prix 1979-02-04 Jacques Laffite Ligier
1. Jacques Laffite 2. Patrick Depailler 3. Carlos Reutemann
3 South African Grand Prix 1979-03-03 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
1. Gilles Villeneuve 2. Jody Scheckter 3. Jean-Pierre Jarier
4 United States Grand Prix West 1979-04-08 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
1. Gilles Villeneuve 2. Jody Scheckter 3. Alan Jones
5 Spanish Grand Prix 1979-04-29 Patrick Depailler Ligier
1. Patrick Depailler 2. Carlos Reutemann 3. Mario Andretti
6 Belgian Grand Prix 1979-05-13 Jody Scheckter Ferrari
1. Jody Scheckter 2. Jacques Laffite 3. Didier Pironi
7 Monaco Grand Prix 1979-05-27 Jody Scheckter Ferrari
1. Jody Scheckter 2. Clay Regazzoni 3. Carlos Reutemann
8 French Grand Prix 1979-07-01 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault
1. Jean-Pierre Jabouille 2. Gilles Villeneuve 3. René Arnoux
9 British Grand Prix 1979-07-14 Clay Regazzoni Williams
1. Clay Regazzoni 2. René Arnoux 3. Jean-Pierre Jarier
10 German Grand Prix 1979-07-29 Alan Jones Williams
1. Alan Jones 2. Clay Regazzoni 3. Jacques Laffite
11 Austrian Grand Prix 1979-08-12 Alan Jones Williams
1. Alan Jones 2. Gilles Villeneuve 3. Jacques Laffite
12 Dutch Grand Prix 1979-08-26 Alan Jones Williams
1. Alan Jones 2. Jody Scheckter 3. Jacques Laffite
13 Italian Grand Prix 1979-09-09 Jody Scheckter Ferrari
1. Jody Scheckter 2. Gilles Villeneuve 3. Clay Regazzoni
14 Canadian Grand Prix 1979-09-30 Alan Jones Williams
1. Alan Jones 2. Gilles Villeneuve 3. Clay Regazzoni
15 United States Grand Prix 1979-10-07 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
1. Gilles Villeneuve 2. René Arnoux 3. Didier Pironi