1979 Season
Races
15
Champion
Jody Scheckter
Constructor
Ferrari
The 1979 Formula 1 World Championship featured 15 Grand Prix races across the season. Jody Scheckter of South African claimed the Drivers' Championship with 51 points and 3 race victories. Gilles Villeneuve finished as runner-up, 4 points behind. Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship with 113 points. The season saw 7 different race winners, making it one of the more competitive years in F1 history. The top three in the final standings were Jody Scheckter, Gilles Villeneuve, Alan Jones.
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What races were in the 1979 F1 season?
Championship Battle
Championship Progression
| Round | Laffite | Reutemann | Watson | Depailler | Villeneuve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — |
| R2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 9 | — |
| R3 | 18 | 12 | — | 9 | 11 |
| R4 | 18 | 12 | — | 11 | 20 |
| R5 | 18 | 18 | — | 20 | 20 |
| R6 | 24 | 19 | — | 20 | 20 |
| R7 | 24 | 20 | — | 20 | 20 |
| R8 | 24 | 20 | — | 20 | 26 |
| R9 | 24 | 20 | — | 20 | 26 |
| R10 | 28 | — | — | 20 | 26 |
| R11 | 32 | — | — | — | 32 |
| R12 | 36 | — | — | — | 32 |
| R13 | 36 | — | — | — | 38 |
| R14 | 36 | — | — | — | 44 |
| R15 | 36 | — | — | — | 47 |
Who won the 1979 F1 driver championship?
| Pos | Driver | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 3 | 51 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | 3 | 47 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | 4 | 40 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | 2 | 36 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | John Watson | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Jochen Mass | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Hector Rebaque | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Patrick Tambay | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Geoff Lees | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Derek Daly | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | James Hunt | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jan Lammers | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Keke Rosberg | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Vittorio Brambilla | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Patrick Gaillard | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Bruno Giacomelli | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Marc Surer | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Arturo Merzario | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Alex Ribeiro | 0 | 0 |
Who won the 1979 constructors' championship?
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 113 |
| 2 | Williams | 5 | 75 |
| 3 | Ligier | 3 | 61 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 0 | 39 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 0 | 28 |
| 6 | Renault | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Arrows | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | ATS | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rebaque | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Merzario | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Kauhsen | 0 | 0 |