In the 1979 Formula 1 season Jacques Laffite drove a total of 15 races for Ligier. From the total of 15 races, Jacques managed to win 2 of them and finish on the podium 6 times. If we take a look at the races, where Laffite didn't finish, this happend in 8 occasions.
Jacques Laffite finished the season on 4th place in the driver championship with a total of 36 points.
Laffite vs. Depailler Ligier 1979
3
Race
3
Laffite vs. Ickx Ligier 1979
4
Race
1
1979 races
Argentine GP
Jan 21st, 1979
1st
Brazilian GP
Feb 4th, 1979
1st
South African GP
Mar 3rd, 1979
DNF
United States GP West
Apr 8th, 1979
DNF
Spanish GP
Apr 29th, 1979
DNF
Belgian GP
May 13th, 1979
2nd
Monaco GP
May 27th, 1979
DNF
French GP
Jul 1st, 1979
8th
British GP
Jul 14th, 1979
DNF
German GP
Jul 29th, 1979
3rd
Austrian GP
Aug 12th, 1979
3rd
Dutch GP
Aug 26th, 1979
3rd
Italian GP
Sep 9th, 1979
DNF
Canadian GP
Sep 30th, 1979
DNF
United States GP
Oct 7th, 1979
DNF
1979 statistics
Wins
2
Pole positions
4
Podiums
6
Finishes in top 5
6
Finishes in points
6
Position
4th
High/low position
1st/4th
Points
36
DNF's
8
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
1st/24th
Average finish result
11.4
Wins streak
2
Pole position streak
2
Podium streak
3
Top 5 streak
3
Points streak
3
Finish streak
3
1979 Standings progression
1979 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine GP | 1st | 1:36:03.21 | 1st | |||
| 2 | Brazilian GP | 1st | 1:40:09.64 | 1st | |||
| 3 | South African GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 6th | |||
| 4 | United States GP West | DNF | DNF (Brakes) | 5th | |||
| 5 | Spanish GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 1st | |||
| 6 | Belgian GP | 2nd | +15.36 | 1st | |||
| 7 | Monaco GP | DNF | DNF (Gearbox) | 5th | |||
| 8 | French GP | 8th | +1 Lap | 8th | |||
| 9 | British GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 10th | |||
| 10 | German GP | 3rd | +18.39 | 3rd | |||
| 11 | Austrian GP | 3rd | +46.77 | 8th | |||
| 12 | Dutch GP | 3rd | +1:03.253 | 7th | |||
| 13 | Italian GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 7th | |||
| 14 | Canadian GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 5th | |||
| 15 | United States GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 4th |