1
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
51 pts
2
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
47 pts
3
Alan Jones
Williams
40 pts
1
Ferrari
113 pts
Jody Scheckter is the 1979 Formula 1 World Champion. Scheckter won 3 out of 15 races and scored a total of 51 points. With 4 points behind Gilles Villeneuve finished the season in second place and Alan Jones as third. Ferrari won the 1979 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 113 points.
The season started with the 1979 Argentine Grand Prix on January 21st. The last race of the season was the 1979 United States Grand Prix on October 7th.
The season started with the 1979 Argentine Grand Prix on January 21st. The last race of the season was the 1979 United States Grand Prix on October 7th.
Number of races
15 races
First race
Argentine Grand Prix (January 21st)
Last race
United States Grand Prix (October 7th)
Most wins
Alan Jones (4)
Most pole positions
Jacques Laffite (4)
Jean-Pierre Jabouille (4)
Jean-Pierre Jabouille (4)
Most podiums
Gilles Villeneuve (7)
Most top 5 finishes
Jody Scheckter (11)
Most points finishes
Jody Scheckter (12)
Most DNF's
Nelson Piquet (11)
1979 standings
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | 51 | |
2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 7 | 47 | -4 |
3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 5 | 40 | -11 |
4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 6 | 36 | -15 |
5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 5 | 29 | -22 |
6 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 20 | -31 |
7 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 4 | 20 | -31 | |
8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | 17 | -34 | |
9 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 15 | -36 | |
10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 2 | 14 | -37 | |
11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 2 | 14 | -37 | |
12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 14 | -37 | |
13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 | -42 |
14 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Ford | 4 | -47 | ||
15 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 3 | -48 | ||
16 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 3 | -48 | ||
17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 3 | -48 | ||
18 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 3 | -48 | ||
19 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 2 | -49 | ||
20 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2 | -49 | ||
21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | -50 | ||
22 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque | 0 | -51 | ||
23 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | -51 | ||
24 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -51 | ||
25 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 0 | -51 | ||
26 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 0 | -51 | ||
27 | James Hunt | Wolf | 0 | -51 | ||
28 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 0 | -51 | ||
29 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 0 | -51 | ||
30 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -51 | ||
31 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 0 | -51 | ||
32 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -51 | ||
33 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 0 | -51 | ||
34 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | -51 | ||
35 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Merzario | 0 | -51 | ||
36 | Alex Ribeiro | Fittipaldi | 0 | -51 |
Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ferrari | 6 | 13 | 113 | |
2 | Williams | 5 | 10 | 75 | -38 |
3 | Ligier | 3 | 8 | 61 | -52 |
4 | Team Lotus | 5 | 39 | -74 | |
5 | Tyrrell | 4 | 28 | -85 | |
6 | Renault | 1 | 4 | 26 | -87 |
7 | McLaren | 1 | 15 | -98 | |
8 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | -106 | ||
9 | Arrows | 5 | -108 | ||
10 | Shadow | 3 | -110 | ||
11 | ATS | 2 | -111 | ||
12 | Fittipaldi | 1 | -112 | ||
13 | Brabham-Ford | 0 | -113 | ||
14 | Wolf | 0 | -113 | ||
15 | Ensign | 0 | -113 | ||
16 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -113 | ||
17 | Rebaque | 0 | -113 | ||
18 | Merzario | 0 | -113 | ||
19 | Kauhsen | 0 | -113 |
1979 schedule
Date | Race | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 21st | Argentine Grand Prix | #26 Jacques Laffite | Carlos Reutemann | John Watson | Jacques Laffite |
Feb 4th | Brazilian Grand Prix | #26 Jacques Laffite | Patrick Depailler | Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite |
Mar 3rd | South African Grand Prix | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Jody Scheckter | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Apr 8th | United States Grand Prix West | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Jody Scheckter | Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve |
Apr 29th | Spanish Grand Prix | #25 Patrick Depailler | Carlos Reutemann | Mario Andretti | Jacques Laffite |
May 13th | Belgian Grand Prix | #11 Jody Scheckter | Jacques Laffite | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite |
May 27th | Monaco Grand Prix | #11 Jody Scheckter | Clay Regazzoni | Carlos Reutemann | Jody Scheckter |
Jul 1st | French Grand Prix | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Jul 14th | British Grand Prix | #28 Clay Regazzoni | René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Alan Jones |
Jul 29th | German Grand Prix | #27 Alan Jones | Clay Regazzoni | Jacques Laffite | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Aug 12th | Austrian Grand Prix | #27 Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux |
Aug 26th | Dutch Grand Prix | #27 Alan Jones | Jody Scheckter | Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux |
Sep 9th | Italian Grand Prix | #11 Jody Scheckter | Gilles Villeneuve | Clay Regazzoni | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Sep 30th | Canadian Grand Prix | #27 Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Clay Regazzoni | Alan Jones |
Oct 7th | United States Grand Prix | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Didier Pironi | Alan Jones |