1979 Season

Races

Champion

Arturo Merzario

Constructor

Wolf

The 1979 Formula 1 World Championship featured 15 Grand Prix races across the season. Arturo Merzario of Italian claimed the Drivers' Championship with 0 points and 0 race victories. Alex Ribeiro finished level on points but lost the title on countback. Wolf won the Constructors' Championship with 0 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 Arturo Merzario, Alex Ribeiro, Gianfranco Brancatelli.

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What races were in the 1979 F1 season?

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Winner
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	1979-01-21	Jacques Laffite(Ligier)
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	1979-02-04	Jacques Laffite(Ligier)
3	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	1979-03-03	Gilles Villeneuve(Ferrari)
4	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	1979-04-08	Gilles Villeneuve(Ferrari)
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	1979-04-29	Patrick Depailler(Ligier)
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	1979-05-13	Jody Scheckter(Ferrari)
7	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	1979-05-27	Jody Scheckter(Ferrari)
8	French Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois	1979-07-01	Jean-Pierre Jabouille(Renault)
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	1979-07-14	Clay Regazzoni(Williams)
10	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	1979-07-29	Alan Jones(Williams)
11	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	1979-08-12	Alan Jones(Williams)
12	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	1979-08-26	Alan Jones(Williams)
13	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1979-09-09	Jody Scheckter(Ferrari)
14	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	1979-09-30	Alan Jones(Williams)
15	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	1979-10-07	Gilles Villeneuve(Ferrari)

Championship Battle

Championship Progression

Round	Stuck	Patrese	Piquet
R1Argentine Grand Prix	0	0	0
R2Brazilian Grand Prix	0	0	0
R3South African Grand Prix	0	0	0
R4United States Grand Prix West	0	0	0
R5Spanish Grand Prix	0	0	0
R6Belgian Grand Prix	0	—	0
R7Monaco Grand Prix	0	—	0
R8French Grand Prix	0	—	0
R9British Grand Prix	0	—	0
R10German Grand Prix	0	—	0
R11Austrian Grand Prix	0	—	0
R12Dutch Grand Prix	0	—	—
R13Italian Grand Prix	0	—	—
R14Canadian Grand Prix	0	—	—
R15United States Grand Prix	—	—	—

Who won the 1979 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	Arturo Merzario	Italian	0	0
0	Alex Ribeiro	Brazilian	0	0
0	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Italian	0	0
0	Hector Rebaque	Mexican	0	0
0	Patrick Tambay	French	0	0
0	Ricardo Zunino	Argentine	0	0
0	Geoff Lees	British	0	0
0	Derek Daly	Irish	0	0
0	James Hunt	British	0	0
0	Jan Lammers	Dutch	0	0
0	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	0	0
0	Vittorio Brambilla	Italian	0	0
0	Patrick Gaillard	French	0	0
0	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	0
0	Marc Surer	Swiss	0	0
1	Jody Scheckter	South African	3	51
1	Jody Scheckter	South African	3	51
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	3	47
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	3	47
3	Alan Jones	Australian	4	40
3	Alan Jones	Australian	4	40
4	Jacques Laffite	French	2	36
4	Jacques Laffite	French	2	36
5	Clay Regazzoni	Swiss	1	29
5	Clay Regazzoni	Swiss	1	29
6	Patrick Depailler	French	1	20
6	Patrick Depailler	French	1	20
7	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	0	20
7	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	0	20
8	René Arnoux	French	0	17
8	René Arnoux	French	0	17
9	John Watson	British	0	15
9	John Watson	British	0	15
10	Didier Pironi	French	0	14
10	Didier Pironi	French	0	14
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	French	0	14
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	French	0	14
12	Mario Andretti	American	0	14
12	Mario Andretti	American	0	14
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	French	1	9
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	French	1	9
14	Niki Lauda	Austrian	0	4
14	Niki Lauda	Austrian	0	4
15	Elio de Angelis	Italian	0	3
15	Elio de Angelis	Italian	0	3
16	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	0	3
16	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	0	3
17	Jacky Ickx	Belgian	0	3
17	Jacky Ickx	Belgian	0	3
18	Jochen Mass	German	0	3
18	Jochen Mass	German	0	3
19	Hans-Joachim Stuck	German	0	2
19	Hans-Joachim Stuck	German	0	2
20	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	2
20	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	2
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	1
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	1
22	Hector Rebaque	Mexican	0	0
23	Patrick Tambay	French	0	0
24	Ricardo Zunino	Argentine	0	0
25	Geoff Lees	British	0	0
26	Derek Daly	Irish	0	0
27	James Hunt	British	0	0
28	Jan Lammers	Dutch	0	0
29	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	0	0
30	Vittorio Brambilla	Italian	0	0
31	Patrick Gaillard	French	0	0
32	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	0
33	Marc Surer	Swiss	0	0
34	Arturo Merzario	Italian	0	0
35	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Italian	0	0
36	Alex Ribeiro	Brazilian	0	0

Who won the 1979 constructors' championship?

Pos	Constructor	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	Wolf	Canadian	0	0
0	Brabham-Ford	British	0	0
0	Merzario	Italian	0	0
0	Rebaque	Mexican	0	0
0	Alfa Romeo	Swiss	0	0
0	Ensign	British	0	0
0	Kauhsen	German	0	0
1	Ferrari	Italian	6	113
1	Ferrari	Italian	6	113
2	Williams	British	5	75
2	Williams	British	5	75
3	Ligier	French	3	61
3	Ligier	French	3	61
4	Team Lotus	British	0	39
4	Team Lotus	British	0	39
5	Tyrrell	British	0	28
5	Tyrrell	British	0	28
6	Renault	French	1	26
6	Renault	French	1	26
7	McLaren	British	0	15
7	McLaren	British	0	15
8	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	British	0	7
8	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	British	0	7
9	Arrows	British	0	5
9	Arrows	British	0	5
10	Shadow	British	0	3
10	Shadow	British	0	3
11	ATS	Italian	0	2
11	ATS	Italian	0	2
12	Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	1
12	Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	1
13	Brabham-Ford	British	0	0
14	Wolf	Canadian	0	0
15	Ensign	British	0	0
16	Alfa Romeo	Swiss	0	0
17	Rebaque	Mexican	0	0
18	Merzario	Italian	0	0
19	Kauhsen	German	0	0