1979 World Drivers Championship3.0 Litre Normally Aspirated1.5 Litre Supercharged or Turbocharged Maximum 12 Cylinders 575 Kg Minimum Weight |
| DRIVER | NAT. | CAR | ![]() RA |
![]() BR |
![]() ZA |
![]() USA |
![]() E |
![]() B |
![]() MC |
![]() F |
![]() GB |
![]() S |
![]() A |
![]() NL |
![]() I |
![]() CDN |
![]() USA |
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Scheckter | ZA | Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 312T4 |
DNF |
(1) |
6 |
6 |
(3) |
9 |
9 |
- |
(2) |
3 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
(3) |
DNF |
51(60) |
| Gilles Villeneuve | CDN | Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 312T4 |
- |
2 |
9 |
9 |
- |
- |
DNF |
6 |
- |
- |
6 |
DNF |
6 |
(6) |
9 |
47(53) |
| Alan Jones | AUS | Williams FW06-Ford Williams FW07-Ford |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
4 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
(3) |
DNF |
9 |
9 |
9 |
- |
9 |
DNF |
40(43) |
| Jacques Laffite | F | Ligier JS11-Ford |
9 |
9 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
6 |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
4 |
4 |
4 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
36 |
| Clay Regazzoni | CH | Williams FW06-Ford Williams FW07-Ford |
- |
- |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
6 |
(1) |
9 |
6 |
(2) |
DNF |
4 |
4 |
DNF |
29(32) |
| Patrick Depailler | F |
LigierJS11-Ford |
3 |
6 |
DNF |
2 |
9 |
DNF |
(2) |
20(22) |
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| Carlos Reutemann | RA |
Lotus 79-Ford |
6 |
4 |
(2) |
DNF |
6 |
(3) |
4 |
- |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
20(25) |
| Rene Arnoux | F |
Renault RS01 Renault RS10 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
WD |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
4 |
6 |
DNF |
1 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
6 |
17 |
| John Watson | GB |
Mclaren M28-Ford Mclaren M29-Ford MclarenM29B-Ford Mclaren M29C-Ford |
4 |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
1 |
3 |
- |
3 |
2 |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
1 |
1 |
15 |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | F |
Tyrrell 009-Ford |
DNF |
DNF |
4 |
1 |
2 |
- |
DNF |
2 |
4 |
DNF |
1 |
DNF |
DNF |
14 |
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| Mario Andretti | USA |
Lotus 79-Ford Lotus 80-Ford |
2 |
DNF |
3 |
3 |
4 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
2 |
- |
DNF |
14 |
| Didier Pironi | F |
Tyrrell 009-Ford |
DNF |
3 |
DNF |
- |
1 |
4 |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
- |
- |
DNF |
- |
2 |
4 |
14 |
| JP Jabouille | F |
Renault RS01 Renault RS10 |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
9 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
9 |
|
| Niki Lauda | A |
Brabham BT48-Alfa |
DNF |
DNF |
1 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DQ |
3 |
4 |
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| Jochen Mass | D |
Arrows A1-Ford Arrows A1B-Ford Arrows A2-Ford |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
DNF |
1 |
- |
DNF |
1 |
DNF |
1 |
DNF |
DNQ |
DNQ |
3 |
| Jacky Ickx | B |
Ligier JS11-Ford |
DNF |
1 |
DNF |
DNF |
2 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
3 |
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| Nelson Piquet | BR |
Brabham VT46-Alfa Brabham BT48-Alfa Brabham BT49-Ford |
DNF |
DQ |
- |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
3 |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
3 |
| Elio de Angelis | I |
Shadow DN9-Ford |
- |
- |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNQ |
- |
- |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
3 |
3 |
| Riccardo Patrese | I |
Arrows A1-Ford Arrows A1B-Ford Arrows A2-Ford |
- |
- |
DNF |
- |
2 |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
2 |
|
| Hans Stuck | D |
ATS D1-Ford ATS D2-Ford ATS D3-Ford |
DNQ |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
- |
- |
DNF |
WD |
DNQ |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
2 |
2 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | BR |
Copersucar F5A-Ford Copersucar F6-Ford Copersucar F6A-Ford |
1 |
- |
- |
DNF |
- |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Patrick Tambay | F |
Mclaren M26-Ford Mclaren M28-Ford Mclaren M29-Ford Mclaren M29B-Ford Mclaren M29C-Ford |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
- |
DNQ |
DNQ |
- |
- |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
|
| Jan Lammers | NL |
Shadow DN9-Ford |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
- |
DNQ |
- |
- |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNQ |
- |
DNQ |
|
| Hector Rebaque | MEX |
Lotus 79-Ford Rebaque HR100-Ford |
DNF |
DNQ |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
- |
DNF |
DNQ |
- |
DNQ |
DNF |
DNQ |
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| Arturo Merzario | I |
Merzario A1B-Ford Merzario A2-Ford |
DNF |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNF |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
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| James Hunt | GB |
Wolf WR7-Ford Wold WR8-Ford |
DNF |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
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| Derek Daly | IRL |
Ensign N177-Ford Ensign 179-Ford Tyrrell 009-Ford |
- |
- |
DNQ |
DNF |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNQ |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
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| Bruno Giacomelli | I |
Alfa-Romeo 177/179 |
DNF |
- |
DNF |
WD |
DNF |
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| Keke Rosberg | SF |
Wolf WR8-Ford Wolf WR7-Ford Wolf WR9-Ford Wolf WR8/9-Ford |
- |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNF |
DNQ |
DNF |
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| Patrick Gaillard | F |
Ensign N179-Ford |
DNQ |
- |
DNQ |
DNF |
DNQ |
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| Geoff Lees | GB |
Tyrrell 009-Ford |
- |
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| Vittorio Brambilla | I |
Alfa Romeo 177 Alfa Romeo 179 |
- |
DNF |
DNQ |
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| Marc Surer | CH |
Ensign N179-Ford |
DNQ |
DNQ |
- |
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| Riccardo Zunino | RA |
Brabham BT49-Ford |
- |
DNF |
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| Gianfranco Brancatelli | I |
Kauhsen WK004-Ford Kauhsen WK005-Ford Merzario A2-Ford |
DNQ |
DNQ |
DNP |
Point System |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 points | - 1st | Best four results from the first seven races and |
| 6 points | - 2nd | the best four results from the final eight races |
| 4 points | - 3rd | count toward championship |
| 3 points | - 4th | |
| 2 points | - 5th | |
| 1 point | - 6th |
1979 World Manufacturers Championship |
| CAR | ![]() RA |
![]() BR |
![]() ZA |
![]() USA |
![]() E |
![]() B |
![]() MC |
![]() F |
![]() GB |
![]() S |
![]() A |
![]() NL |
![]() I |
![]() CDN |
![]() USA |
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 113 | |
| Williams-Ford | 4 | 6 |
4 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 75 | ||||||
| Ligier-Ford | 12 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 61 | |||||
| Lotus-Ford | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 39 | |||||||
| Tyrrell-Ford | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 28 | |||||
| Renault | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 26 | |||||||||||
| McLaren-Ford | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||
| Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Arrows-Ford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Shadow-Ford | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| ATS-Ford | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Copersucar-Ford | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebaque-Ford | ||||||||||||||||
| Merzario-Ford | ||||||||||||||||
| Wolf-Ford | ||||||||||||||||
| Ensign-Ford | ||||||||||||||||
| Alfa Romeo | ||||||||||||||||
| Kauhsen |
Point System |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 points | - 1st | Best four results from the first seven races and |
| 6 points | - 2nd | the best four results from the final eight races |
| 4 points | - 3rd | count toward championship |
| 3 points | - 4th | |
| 2 points | - 5th | |
| 1 point | - 6th |