• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

GP Racing Stats

  • 2022 Season
  • Drivers
  • Constructors
  • Records
  • Seasons
  • Grands Prix
  • Circuits
Home / Seasons / 1979 F1 World Championship Season

1979 F1 season

Season30th World Championship season
Races15
Drivers’ ChampionSouth Africa flag lazyload Jody Scheckter (only title; 17th different World Champion, 1st South African champion)
Constructors’ ChampionItaly flag lazyload Ferrari (6th title)
Reigning Drivers’ ChampionUSA flag lazyload Mario Andretti
Reigning Constructors’ ChampionUnited Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus

Calendar

No.Grand PrixCircuitDate
1Argentina flag lazyload ArgentinaBuenos Aires 21 January
2Brazil flag lazyload BrazilInterlagos 04 February
3South Africa flag lazyload South AfricaKyalami 03 March
4USA flag lazyload USA WestLong Beach 08 April
5Spain flag lazyload SpainJarama 29 April
6Belgium flag lazyload BelgiumZolder 13 May
7Monaco flag lazyload MonacoMonte Carlo 27 May
8France flag lazyload FranceDijon-Prenois 01 July
9United Kingdom flag lazyload BritainSilverstone 14 July
10Germany flag lazyload GermanyHockenheim 29 July
11Austria flag lazyload AustriaOsterreichring 12 August
12Netherlands flag lazyload NetherlandsZandvoort 26 August
13Italy flag lazyload ItalyMonza 09 September
14Canada flag lazyload CanadaMontreal 30 September
15USA flag lazyload USAWatkins Glen 07 October

Race results

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1979 F1 World Championship.

Italy flag lazyload Alfa Romeo (works team)
Italy flag lazyload Bruno Giacomelli (6, 8, 13, 15)
Italy flag lazyload Vittorio Brambilla (13-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Arrows (works team)
Germany flag lazyload Jochen Mass (All)
Italy flag lazyload Riccardo Patrese (All)
Germany flag lazyload ATS (works team)
Germany flag lazyload Hans-Joachim Stuck (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Brabham (works team)
Brazil flag lazyload Nelson Piquet (All)
Austria flag lazyload Niki Lauda (1-14)
Argentina flag lazyload Ricardo Zunino (14-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Ensign (works team)
Ireland flag lazyload Derek Daly (1-7)
France flag lazyload Patrick Gaillard (8-12)
Switzerland flag Marc Surer (13-15)
Italy flag lazyload Ferrari (works team)
South Africa flag lazyload Jody Scheckter (All)
Canada flag lazyload Gilles Villeneuve (All)
Brazil flag lazyload Fittipaldi (works team)
Brazil flag lazyload Emerson Fittipaldi (All)
Brazil flag lazyload Alex Ribeiro (14-15)
Germany flag lazyload Kauhsen (works team)
Italy flag lazyload Gianfranco Brancatelli (5-6)
France flag lazyload Ligier (works team)
France flag lazyload Jacques Laffite (All)
France flag lazyload Patrick Depailler (1-7)
Belgium flag lazyload Jacky Ickx (8-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus (works team)
USA flag lazyload Mario Andretti (All)
Argentina flag lazyload Carlos Reutemann (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus (privateer)
Mexico flag lazyload Hector Rebaque (1-6, 8-12)
United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren (works team)
France flag lazyload Patrick Tambay (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload John Watson (All)
Italy flag lazyload Merzario (works team)
Italy flag lazyload Arturo Merzario (1-6, 8-15)
Italy flag lazyload Gianfranco Brancatelli (7)
Mexico flag lazyload Rebaque (works team)
Mexico flag lazyload Hector Rebaque (13-15)
France flag lazyload Renault (works team)
France flag lazyload Rene Arnoux (All)
France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jabouille (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Shadow (works team)
Italy flag lazyload Elio de Angelis (All)
Netherlands flag lazyload Jan Lammers (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Tyrrell (works team)
France flag lazyload Didier Pironi (All)
France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jarier (1-9, 12-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Geoff Lees (10)
Ireland flag lazyload Derek Daly (11, 14-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams (works team)
Australia flag lazyload Alan Jones (All)
Switzerland flag Clay Regazzoni (All)
Canada flag lazyload Wolf (works team)
United Kingdom flag lazyload James Hunt (1-7)
Finland flag lazyload Keke Rosberg (8-15)

More 1979 F1 season

  • Driver standings
  • Constructor standings
  • Race winners
  • Pole positions
  • Fastest laps
  • Qualifying stats
  • Driver stats
  • Constructor stats
  • Championship leaders
  • Home Grand Prix stats

GP Racing Stats is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula 1 companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.

The information provided in this website is for general information purposes only.

Although every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate and up to date, GP Racing Stats does not accept any responsibility for and cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies. The use of data on this website is at your own risk.

GP Racing Stats claims no rights to these data.

  • © 2022 GP Racing Stats
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact