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1979 season

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Drivers

PosDriverTeam(s)WinsPts
1Jody ScheckterFerrari351
2Gilles VilleneuveFerrari347
3Alan JonesWilliams440
4Jacques LaffiteLigier236
5Clay RegazzoniWilliams129
6Patrick DepaillerLigier120
7Carlos ReutemannTeam Lotus020
8René ArnouxRenault017
9John WatsonMcLaren015
10Didier PironiTyrrell014
11Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell014
12Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus014
13Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault19
14Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo→Brabham-Ford04
15Elio de AngelisShadow03
16Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo→Brabham-Ford03
17Jacky IckxLigier03
18Jochen MassArrows03
19Hans-Joachim StuckATS02
20Riccardo PatreseArrows02
21Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi01
–Hector RebaqueTeam Lotus→Rebaque00
–Patrick TambayMcLaren00
–Ricardo ZuninoBrabham-Ford00
–Geoff LeesTyrrell00
–Derek DalyEnsign→Tyrrell00
–James HuntWolf00
–Jan LammersShadow00
–Keke RosbergWolf00
–Vittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo00
–Patrick GaillardEnsign00
–Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo00
–Marc SurerEnsign00
–Arturo MerzarioMerzario00

Constructors

PosTeamWinsPts
1Ferrari6113
2Williams575
3Ligier361
4Team Lotus039
5Tyrrell028
6Renault126
7McLaren015
8Brabham-Alfa Romeo07
9Arrows05
10Shadow03
11ATS02
12Fittipaldi01
–Brabham-Ford00
–Wolf00
–Ensign00
–Alfa Romeo00
–Rebaque00
–Merzario00

Championship positions by round

Points progression

Points per round

Calendar

RdGrand PrixDatePoleWinnerTeam
1Argentine Grand Prix21 Jan 1979Jacques LaffiteJacques LaffiteLigier
2Brazilian Grand Prix4 Feb 1979Jacques LaffiteJacques LaffiteLigier
3South African Grand Prix3 Mar 1979Jean-Pierre JabouilleGilles VilleneuveFerrari
4United States Grand Prix West8 Apr 1979Gilles VilleneuveGilles VilleneuveFerrari
5Spanish Grand Prix29 Apr 1979Jacques LaffitePatrick DepaillerLigier
6Belgian Grand Prix13 May 1979Jacques LaffiteJody ScheckterFerrari
7Monaco Grand Prix27 May 1979Jody ScheckterJody ScheckterFerrari
8French Grand Prix1 Jul 1979Jean-Pierre JabouilleJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault
9British Grand Prix14 Jul 1979Alan JonesClay RegazzoniWilliams
10German Grand Prix29 Jul 1979Jean-Pierre JabouilleAlan JonesWilliams
11Austrian Grand Prix12 Aug 1979René ArnouxAlan JonesWilliams
12Dutch Grand Prix26 Aug 1979René ArnouxAlan JonesWilliams
13Italian Grand Prix9 Sept 1979Jean-Pierre JabouilleJody ScheckterFerrari
14Canadian Grand Prix30 Sept 1979Alan JonesAlan JonesWilliams
15United States Grand Prix7 Oct 1979Alan JonesGilles VilleneuveFerrari

Team line-ups

Driver changes this season: Ligier, Team Lotus, Tyrrell, Brabham-Ford, Ensign

Ferrari
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Villeneuve #12
53
Scheckter #11
60
Williams
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Jones #27
43
Regazzoni #28
32
Ligier
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Laffite #26
36
Depailler #25 Left mid-season
22
Ickx #25 Joined mid-season
3
Team Lotus
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Andretti #1
14
Reutemann #2
25
Rebaque #31 Left mid-season
0
Tyrrell
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Pironi #3
14
Jarier #4
14
Lees #4 Stand-in
0
Daly #4/33 Stand-in
0
Renault
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Arnoux #16
17
Jabouille #15
9
McLaren
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Watson #7
15
Tambay #8
0
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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Lauda #5
4
Piquet #6
3
Arrows
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Patrese #29
2
Mass #30 Left mid-season
3
Shadow
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de Angelis #18
3
Lammers #17 Left mid-season
0
ATS
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Stuck #9
2
Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi #14
1
Brabham-Ford
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Piquet #6
0
Zunino #5
0
Lauda #5 Left mid-season
0
Wolf
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Hunt #20 Left mid-season
0
Rosberg #20 Joined mid-season
0
Ensign
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Daly #22 Left mid-season
0
Gaillard #22 Stand-in
0
Surer #22 Joined mid-season
0
Alfa Romeo
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Giacomelli #35
0
Brambilla #36 Stand-in
0
Rebaque
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Rebaque #31
0
Merzario
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Merzario #24
0