THE FORMULA 1 ARCHIVE

Formula 1 1979 Season

DRIVERS’ CHAMPION

Jody Scheckter ↗

51 points · 3 wins

CONSTRUCTORS’ CHAMPION

Explore the 1979 Formula 1 season, including race results, driver standings, constructor standings and Grand Prix information.

RACES ON RECORD1515 scheduled

DRIVERS36

DIFFERENT WINNERS7

CONSTRUCTORS19

Season calendar and winners
Round	Grand Prix / Circuit	Date	Country	Winner
01	Argentine Grand Prix ↗Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	21 Jan	Argentina	Jacques Laffite
02	Brazilian Grand Prix ↗Autódromo José Carlos Pace	4 Feb	Brazil	Jacques Laffite
03	South African Grand Prix ↗Kyalami	3 Mar	South Africa	Gilles Villeneuve
04	United States Grand Prix West ↗Long Beach	8 Apr	USA	Gilles Villeneuve
05	Spanish Grand Prix ↗Jarama	29 Apr	Spain	Patrick Depailler
06	Belgian Grand Prix ↗Zolder	13 May	Belgium	Jody Scheckter
07	Monaco Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Monaco	27 May	Monaco	Jody Scheckter
08	French Grand Prix ↗Dijon-Prenois	1 Jul	France	Jean-Pierre Jabouille
09	British Grand Prix ↗Silverstone Circuit	14 Jul	UK	Clay Regazzoni
10	German Grand Prix ↗Hockenheimring	29 Jul	Germany	Alan Jones
11	Austrian Grand Prix ↗Red Bull Ring	12 Aug	Austria	Alan Jones
12	Dutch Grand Prix ↗Circuit Park Zandvoort	26 Aug	Netherlands	Alan Jones
13	Italian Grand Prix ↗Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	9 Sept	Italy	Jody Scheckter
14	Canadian Grand Prix ↗Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	30 Sept	Canada	Alan Jones
15	United States Grand Prix ↗Watkins Glen	7 Oct	USA	Gilles Villeneuve

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

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