In the 1979 Formula 1 season Jody Scheckter drove a total of 15 races for Ferrari. From the total of 15 races, Jody managed to win 3 of them and finish on the podium 6 times. If we take a look at the races, where Scheckter didn't finish, this happend in 2 occasions.
Jody Scheckter finished the season on 1st place in the driver championship and became the 1979 world champion with a total of 51 points.
1979 races
Argentine GP
Jan 21st, 1979
DNF
Brazilian GP
Feb 4th, 1979
6th
South African GP
Mar 3rd, 1979
2nd
United States GP West
Apr 8th, 1979
2nd
Spanish GP
Apr 29th, 1979
4th
Belgian GP
May 13th, 1979
1st
Monaco GP
May 27th, 1979
1st
French GP
Jul 1st, 1979
7th
British GP
Jul 14th, 1979
5th
German GP
Jul 29th, 1979
4th
Austrian GP
Aug 12th, 1979
4th
Dutch GP
Aug 26th, 1979
2nd
Italian GP
Sep 9th, 1979
1st
Canadian GP
Sep 30th, 1979
4th
United States GP
Oct 7th, 1979
DNF
1979 statistics
Wins
3
Pole positions
1
Podiums
6
Finishes in top 5
11
Finishes in points
12
Position
1st
High/low position
1st/20th
Points
51
DNF's
2
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
1st/20th
Average finish result
4.87
Wins streak
2
Pole position streak
1
Podium streak
2
Top 5 streak
6
Points streak
14
Finish streak
13
1979 Standings progression
1979 results
Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Argentine GP | DNF | DNF (Collision) | 5th | |||
2 | Brazilian GP | 6th | +1 Lap | 6th | |||
3 | South African GP | 2nd | +3.42 | 2nd | |||
4 | United States GP West | 2nd | +29.38 | 3rd | |||
5 | Spanish GP | 4th | +28.68 | 5th | |||
6 | Belgian GP | 1st | 1:39:59.53 | 7th | |||
7 | Monaco GP | 1st | 1:55:22.48 | 1st | |||
8 | French GP | 7th | +1 Lap | 5th | |||
9 | British GP | 5th | +1 Lap | 11th | |||
10 | German GP | 4th | +31.20 | 5th | |||
11 | Austrian GP | 4th | +47.21 | 9th | |||
12 | Dutch GP | 2nd | +21.783 | 5th | |||
13 | Italian GP | 1st | 1:22:00.22 | 3rd | |||
14 | Canadian GP | 4th | +1 Lap | 9th | |||
15 | United States GP | DNF | DNF (Tyre) | 16th |