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1979 Standings

Driver and Constructor Championships

1979 season summary

Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) won the 1979 World Drivers' Championship with 51 points and 3 race wins. Ferrari took the Constructors' Championship with 113 points across the season's 15 Grands Prix.

Podium

P2
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
47 pts
P1
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
51 pts
P3
Alan Jones
Williams
40 pts

Driver Championship

PosDriverTeamWinsGapPoints
1
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari3โ€”51
2
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari3โˆ’447
3

1979 Season Calendar

RGrand PrixCircuitCountryDatePoleWinnerQuali
1Argentine Grand Prix
Autรณdromo Juan y Oscar Gรกlvez
Argentina1979-01-21--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
2Brazilian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท
Autรณdromo Josรฉ Carlos Pace

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 1979 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) won the 1979 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship with 51 points and 3 race wins.
Which team won the 1979 F1 Constructors' Championship?
Ferrari won the 1979 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship with 113 points.
Who finished second in the 1979 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) finished second in the 1979 Drivers' Championship with 47 points.
How many races were in the 1979 F1 season?
The 1979 Formula 1 World Championship featured 15 Grands Prix.
Alan Jones
Williams
4
โˆ’11
40
4
Jacques Laffite
Ligier2โˆ’1536
5
Clay Regazzoni
Williams1โˆ’2229
6
Patrick Depailler
Ligier1โˆ’3120
7
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotusโ€”โˆ’3120
8
Renรฉ Arnoux
Renaultโ€”โˆ’3417
9
John Watson
McLarenโ€”โˆ’3615
10
Didier Pironi
Tyrrellโ€”โˆ’3714
11
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrellโ€”โˆ’3714
12
Mario Andretti
Team Lotusโ€”โˆ’3714
13
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault1โˆ’429
14
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeoโ€”โˆ’474
15
Elio de Angelis
Shadowโ€”โˆ’483
16
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeoโ€”โˆ’483
17
Jacky Ickx
Ligierโ€”โˆ’483
18
Jochen Mass
Arrowsโ€”โˆ’483
19
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATSโ€”โˆ’492
20
Riccardo Patrese
Arrowsโ€”โˆ’492
21
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldiโ€”โˆ’501
0
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotusโ€”โˆ’510
0
Patrick Tambay
McLarenโ€”โˆ’510
0
Ricardo Zunino
Brabham-Fordโ€”โˆ’510
0
Geoff Lees
Tyrrellโ€”โˆ’510
0
Derek Daly
Ensignโ€”โˆ’510
0
James Hunt
Wolfโ€”โˆ’510
0
Jan Lammers
Shadowโ€”โˆ’510
0
Keke Rosberg
Wolfโ€”โˆ’510
0
Vittorio Brambilla
Alfa Romeoโ€”โˆ’510

Constructor Championship

PosTeamWinsGapPoints
1
ferrari
Ferrari
6โ€”113
2
williams
Williams
5โˆ’3875
3
ligier
Ligier
3โˆ’5261
4
team_lotus
Team Lotus
โ€”โˆ’7439
5
tyrrell
Tyrrell
โ€”โˆ’8528
6
renault
Renault
1โˆ’8726
7
mclaren
McLaren
โ€”โˆ’9815
8
brabham-alfa_romeo
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
โ€”โˆ’1067
9
arrows
Arrows
โ€”โˆ’1085
10
shadow
Shadow
โ€”โˆ’1103
11
ats
ATS
โ€”โˆ’1112
12
fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
โ€”โˆ’1121
0
brabham-ford
Brabham-Ford
โ€”โˆ’1130
0
wolf
Wolf
โ€”โˆ’1130
0
ensign
Ensign
โ€”โˆ’1130
0
alfa
Alfa Romeo
โ€”โˆ’1130
0
rebaque
Rebaque
โ€”โˆ’1130
0
merzario
Merzario
โ€”โˆ’1130
Brazil
1979-02-04
-
-
Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
3South African Grand Prix
Kyalami
South Africa1979-03-03--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
4United States Grand Prix West๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Long Beach
USA1979-04-08--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
5Spanish Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
Jarama
Spain1979-04-29--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
6Belgian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
Zolder
Belgium1979-05-13--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
7Monaco Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ
Circuit de Monaco
Monaco1979-05-27--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
8French Grand Prix
Dijon-Prenois
France1979-07-01--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
9British Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Silverstone Circuit
UK1979-07-14--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
10German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
Germany1979-07-29--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
11Austrian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
Red Bull Ring
Austria1979-08-12--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
12Dutch Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Circuit Park Zandvoort
Netherlands1979-08-26--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
13Italian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Italy1979-09-09--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
14Canadian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Canada1979-09-30--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
15United States Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Watkins Glen
USA1979-10-07--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’