1979 Formula One season
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| 1979 FIA Formula One World Championship season | |
| 1978 | 1980 |
| Index: Races by country | Races by 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
| Rnd | Race | Date | Location | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | January 21 | Oscar Galvez | 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 | Team | 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 | 2 | |
| 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
| Place | Driver | Number | Country | Points | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 11 | South Africa | 60 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 | Canada | 53 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | 27 | Australia | 43 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | 26 | France | 36 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 28 | Switzerland | 32 | 1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | 2 | Argentina | 25 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Patrick Depailler | 25 | France | 22 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | René Arnoux | 16 | France | 17 | 3 | 2 | |
| 9 | John Watson | 7 | Britain | 15 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Mario Andretti | 1 | USA | 14 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Didier Pironi | 3 | France | 14 | 2 | ||
| 12 | Jean Pierre Jarier | 4 | France | 14 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | 15 | France | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | 5 | Austria | 4 | |||
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | 6 | Brazil | 3 | |||
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | 25 | Belgium | 3 | |||
| 17 | Jochen Mass | 30 | West Germany | 3 | |||
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | 18 | Italy | 3 | |||
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | 29 | Italy | 2 | |||
| 20 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 9 | West Germany | 2 | |||
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 14 | Brazil | 1 | |||
| 22 | Alex Ribeiro | 19 | Brazil | ||||
| 23 | Vittorio Brambilla | 36 | Italy | ||||
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino | 5 | Argentina | ||||
| 25 | Arturo Merzario | 24 | Italy | ||||
| 26 | Patrick Tambay | 8 | France | ||||
| 27 | Patrick Gaillard | 22 | France | ||||
| 28 | Derek Daly | 33 | Ireland | ||||
| 29 | Marc Surer | 22 | Switzerland | ||||
| 30 | Keke Rosberg | 20 | Finland | ||||
| 31 | Geoff Lees | 4 | Britain | ||||
| 32 | Jan Lammers | 17 | Netherlands | ||||
| 33 | James Hunt | 20 | Britain | ||||
| 34 | Hector Rebaque | 31 | Mexico | ||||
| 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | 35 | Italy |
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