1979 Formula One season

The 1979 Formula One season crowned as champion Jody Scheckter.

Season review
Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report
1 Argentine Grand Prix January 21 Oscar Gálvez Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Report
2 Brazilian Grand Prix February 4 Interlagos Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Report
3 South African Grand Prix March 3 Kyalami Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Report
4 United States Grand Prix West April 8 Long Beach Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Report
5 Spanish Grand Prix April 29 Jarama Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Report
6 Belgian Grand Prix May 13 Zolder Jody Scheckter Ferrari Report
7 Monaco Grand Prix May 27 Monaco Jody Scheckter Ferrari Report
8 French Grand Prix July 1 Dijon-Prenois Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Report
9 British Grand Prix July 14 Silverstone Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Report
10 German Grand Prix July 29 Hockenheimring Alan Jones Williams-Ford Report
11 Austrian Grand Prix August 12 Österreichring Alan Jones Williams-Ford Report
12 Dutch Grand Prix August 26 Zandvoort Alan Jones Williams-Ford Report
13 Italian Grand Prix September 9 Monza Jody Scheckter Ferrari Report
14 Canadian Grand Prix September 30 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Alan Jones Williams-Ford Report
15 United States Grand Prix October 7 Watkins Glen Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Report

1979 Drivers Championship final standings
Pos Driver ARG
 BRA
 RSA
 USW
 ESP
 BEL
 MON
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 AUT
 NED
 ITA
 CAN
 USE
 Pts[1]
1 Jody Scheckter Ret 6 2 2 4 1 1 7 5 4 4 2 1 4 Ret 51 (60)
2 Gilles Villeneuve Ret 5 1 1 7 7 Ret 2 14 8 2 Ret 2 2 1 47 (53)
3 Alan Jones 9 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 1 1 1 9 1 Ret 40 (43)
4 Jacques Laffite 1 1 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 8 Ret 3 3 3 Ret Ret Ret 36
5 Clay Regazzoni 10 15 9 Ret Ret Ret 2 6 1 2 5 Ret 3 3 Ret 29 (32)
6 Carlos Reutemann 2 3 5 Ret 2 4 3 13 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 20 (25)
7 Patrick Depailler 4 2 Ret 5 1 Ret 5 20 (22)
8 René Arnoux Ret Ret Ret DNS 9 Ret Ret 3 2 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 2 17
9 John Watson 3 8 Ret Ret Ret 6 4 11 4 5 9 Ret Ret 6 6 15
10 Didier Pironi Ret 4 Ret DSQ 6 3 Ret Ret 10 9 7 Ret 10 5 3 14
11 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret Ret 3 6 5 11 Ret 5 3 Ret 6 Ret Ret 14
12 Mario Andretti 5 Ret 4 4 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 10 Ret 14
13 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ret 10 Ret DNS Ret Ret NC 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 9
14 Niki Lauda Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret WD 4 WD 4
15 Elio de Angelis 7 12 Ret 7 Ret Ret DNQ 16 12 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 3
16 Nelson Piquet Ret Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 3
17 Jacky Ickx Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 3
18 Jochen Mass 8 7 12 9 8 Ret 6 15 Ret 6 Ret 6 Ret DNQ DNQ 3
19 Riccardo Patrese DNS 9 11 Ret 10 5 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 2
20 Hans Joachim Stuck DNS Ret Ret DSQ 14 8 Ret DNS DNQ Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 5 2
21 Emerson Fittipaldi 6 11 13 Ret 11 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 8 7 1
22 Hector Rebaque Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 9 Ret DNQ 7 DNQ Ret DNQ 0
23 Patrick Tambay Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 DNQ DNQ 10 7 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
24 Ricardo Zunino 7 Ret 0
25 Geoff Lees 7 0
26 Derek Daly 11 13 DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 8 Ret Ret 0
27 James Hunt Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
28 Jan Lammers Ret 14 Ret Ret 12 10 DNQ 18 11 10 Ret Ret DNQ 9 DNQ 0
29 Keke Rosberg 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 0
30 Vittorio Brambilla 12 Ret DNQ 0
31 Patrick Gaillard DNQ 13 DNQ Ret DNQ 0
32 Bruno Giacomelli Ret 17 Ret Ret 0
— Arturo Merzario Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
— Marc Surer DNQ DNQ Ret 0
— Gianfranco Brancatelli DNQ DNQ DNPQ 0
— Alex Ribeiro DNQ DNQ 0
Pos Driver ARG
 BRA
 RSA
 USW
 ESP
 BEL
 MON
 FRA
 GBR
 GER
 AUT
 NED
 ITA
 CAN
 USE
 Pts

References
  1. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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