In the 1979 Formula 1 season Patrick Depailler drove a total of 7 races for Ligier. From the total of 7 races, Patrick managed to win 1 of them and finish on the podium 2 times. If we take a look at the races, where Depailler didn't finish, this happend in 2 occasions.
Patrick Depailler finished the season on 6th place in the driver championship with a total of 20 points.
Depailler vs. Laffite Ligier 1979
3
Race
3
1979 races
Argentine GP
Jan 21st, 1979
4th
Brazilian GP
Feb 4th, 1979
2nd
South African GP
Mar 3rd, 1979
DNF
United States GP West
Apr 8th, 1979
5th
Spanish GP
Apr 29th, 1979
1st
Belgian GP
May 13th, 1979
DNF
Monaco GP
May 27th, 1979
5th
French GP
Jul 1st, 1979
British GP
Jul 14th, 1979
German GP
Jul 29th, 1979
Austrian GP
Aug 12th, 1979
Dutch GP
Aug 26th, 1979
Italian GP
Sep 9th, 1979
Canadian GP
Sep 30th, 1979
United States GP
Oct 7th, 1979
1979 statistics
Wins
1
Pole positions
0
Podiums
2
Finishes in top 5
5
Finishes in points
5
Position
6th
High/low position
2nd/6th
Points
20
DNF's
2
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
1st/23rd
Average finish result
7.43
Wins streak
1
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
1
Top 5 streak
2
Points streak
2
Finish streak
2
1979 Standings progression
1979 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine GP | 4th | +1:41.72 | 2nd | |||
| 2 | Brazilian GP | 2nd | +5.28 | 2nd | |||
| 3 | South African GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 5th | |||
| 4 | United States GP West | 5th | +1:23.52 | 4th | |||
| 5 | Spanish GP | 1st | 1:39:11.84 | 2nd | |||
| 6 | Belgian GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 2nd | |||
| 7 | Monaco GP | 5th | Engine | 3rd |