06 / 1979 / THE CHAMPIONSHIP

The bigger picture.

SEASON

Explore 1979 Formula 1 championship, results and season statistics.

Drivers.

AFTER ROUND 15

Drivers championship
Pos	Driver	Points	Wins	Gap
1	Jody ScheckterFerrari	51	3	—
2	Gilles VilleneuveFerrari	47	3	−4
3	Alan JonesWilliams	40	4	−11
4	Jacques LaffiteLigier	36	2	−15
5	Clay RegazzoniWilliams	29	1	−22
6	Patrick DepaillerLigier	20	1	−31
7	Carlos ReutemannTeam Lotus	20	0	−31
8	René ArnouxRenault	17	0	−34
9	John WatsonMcLaren	15	0	−36
10	Didier PironiTyrrell	14	0	−37
11	Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell	14	0	−37
12	Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus	14	0	−37
13	Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault	9	1	−42
14	Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo / Brabham-Ford	4	0	−47
15	Elio de AngelisShadow	3	0	−48
16	Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo / Brabham-Ford	3	0	−48
17	Jacky IckxLigier	3	0	−48
18	Jochen MassArrows	3	0	−48
19	Hans-Joachim StuckATS	2	0	−49
20	Riccardo PatreseArrows	2	0	−49
21	Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi	1	0	−50
	Hector RebaqueTeam Lotus / Rebaque	0	0	−51
	Patrick TambayMcLaren	0	0	−51
	Ricardo ZuninoBrabham-Ford	0	0	−51
	Geoff LeesTyrrell	0	0	−51
	Derek DalyEnsign / Tyrrell	0	0	−51
	James HuntWolf	0	0	−51
	Jan LammersShadow	0	0	−51
	Keke RosbergWolf	0	0	−51
	Vittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo	0	0	−51
	Patrick GaillardEnsign	0	0	−51
	Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo	0	0	−51
	Marc SurerEnsign	0	0	−51
	Arturo MerzarioMerzario	0	0	−51

AFTER ROUND 15

Constructors championship
Pos	Constructor	Points	Wins	Gap
1	Ferrari	113	6	—
2	Williams	75	5	−38
3	Ligier	61	3	−52
4	Team Lotus	39	0	−74
5	Tyrrell	28	0	−85
6	Renault	26	1	−87
7	McLaren	15	0	−98
8	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	7	0	−106
9	Arrows	5	0	−108
10	Shadow	3	0	−110
11	ATS	2	0	−111
12	Fittipaldi	1	0	−112
	Brabham-Ford	0	0	−113
	Wolf	0	0	−113
	Ensign	0	0	−113
	Alfa Romeo	0	0	−113
	Rebaque	0	0	−113
	Merzario	0	0	−113

POINTS / ROUND

Official championship totals after each Grand Prix, including sprint points and recorded adjustments.