1979 FORMULA ONE SEASON


The '1979 Formula One season' was the 30th FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on January 21, 1979, and ended on October 7 after fifteen races.

Contents
Season summary
Season review
1979 Constructors Championship final standings
1979 Drivers Championship final standings
Notes

Season summary


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 Constructors Championship final standings


Place Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Ferrari 312T3
312T4
312T4B		 Ferrari 015 113 6 13 2
2 Williams-Ford FW06
FW07		 Ford Cosworth DFV 75 5 10 3
3 Ligier-Ford JS11 Ford Cosworth DFV 61 3 8 4
4 Lotus-Ford 79
80		 Ford Cosworth DFV 39 5
5 Tyrrell-Ford 009 Ford Cosworth DFV 28 4
6 Renault RS01
RS10		 Renault-Gordini EF1 26 1 4 6
7 McLaren-Ford M26
M28
M28B
M28C
M29		 Ford Cosworth DFV 15 1
8 Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46
BT48		 Alfa Romeo 1260 7
9 Arrows-Ford A1B
A2		 Ford Cosworth DFV 5
10 Shadow-Ford DN9 Ford Cosworth DFV 3
11 ATS-Ford D2
D3		 Ford Cosworth DFV 2
12 Fittipaldi-Ford F5A
F6
F6A		 Ford Cosworth DFV 1
13 Alfa Romeo 177
179		 Alfa Romeo 115-12
Alfa Romeo 1260
14 Kauhsen-Ford WK Ford Cosworth DFV
15 Wolf-Ford WR7-9 Ford Cosworth DFV
16 Brabham-Ford BT49 Ford Cosworth DFV
17 Ensign-Ford N117
N179		 Ford Cosworth DFV
18 Rebaque-Ford HR100 Ford Cosworth DFV
19 Merzario-Ford A1B
A2		 Ford Cosworth DFV

1979 Drivers Championship final standings


Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA 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 USA Pts

Notes


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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