1979 F1 World Championship – Results & Statistics

Fact File

Drivers’ Champion:	Jody Scheckter (1st title) Ferrari
Constructors’ Champion:	Ferrari (6th title)
Races:	15
Winning drivers:	7 – Alan Jones (4), Jody Scheckter (3), Gilles Villeneuve (3), Jacques Laffite (2), Patrick Depailler (1), Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1), Clay Regazzoni (1)
Winning constructors:	4 – Ferrari (6), Williams (5), Ligier (3), Renault (1)
First-time winners (driver):	1 – Jean-Pierre Jabouille
First-time winners (constructor):	2 – Renault, Williams

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Race Result
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	21 January	1979 Argentine Grand Prix
2	Brazil	Interlagos	4 February	1979 Brazilian Grand Prix
3	South Africa	Kyalami	3 March	1979 South African Grand Prix
4	USA West	Long Beach	8 April	1979 United States Grand Prix West
5	Spain	Jarama	29 April	1979 Spanish Grand Prix
6	Belgium	Zolder	13 May	1979 Belgian Grand Prix
7	Monaco	Monte Carlo	27 May	1979 Monaco Grand Prix
8	France	Dijon-Prenois	1 July	1979 French Grand Prix
9	Britain	Silverstone	14 July	1979 British Grand Prix
10	Germany	Hockenheim	29 July	1979 German Grand Prix
11	Austria	Osterreichring	12 August	1979 Austrian Grand Prix
12	Netherlands	Zandvoort	26 August	1979 Dutch Grand Prix
13	Italy	Monza	9 September	1979 Italian Grand Prix
14	Canada	Montreal	30 September	1979 Canadian Grand Prix
15	USA	Watkins Glen	7 October	1979 United States Grand Prix

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Start	Win Margin
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1	14.940s
2	Brazil	Interlagos	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1	5.280s
3	South Africa	Kyalami	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	3.420s
4	USA West	Long Beach	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1	29.380s
5	Spain	Jarama	Patrick Depailler	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2	20.940s
6	Belgium	Zolder	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	7	15.360s
7	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1	0.440s
8	France	Dijon-Prenois	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	14.590s
9	Britain	Silverstone	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford Cosworth	4	24.280s
10	Germany	Hockenheim	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	2	2.910s
11	Austria	Osterreichring	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	2	36.050s
12	Netherlands	Zandvoort	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	2	21.783s
13	Italy	Monza	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	3	0.460s
14	Canada	Montreal	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1	1.080s
15	USA	Watkins Glen	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	48.787s

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Race	Pole Margin
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1	1.040s
2	Brazil	Interlagos	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1	0.920s
3	South Africa	Kyalami	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	DNF	0.240s
4	USA West	Long Beach	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1	0.061s
5	Spain	Jarama	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	DNF	0.290s
6	Belgium	Zolder	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2	0.070s
7	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1	0.070s
8	France	Dijon-Prenois	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	0.260s
9	Britain	Silverstone	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	DNF	0.600s
10	Germany	Hockenheim	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	DNF	0.270s
11	Austria	Osterreichring	Rene Arnoux	Renault	6	0.210s
12	Netherlands	Zandvoort	Rene Arnoux	Renault	DNF	0.185s
13	Italy	Monza	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	14	0.124s
14	Canada	Montreal	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1	0.662s
15	USA	Watkins Glen	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	DNF	1.299s

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth
2	Brazil	Interlagos	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth
3	South Africa	Kyalami	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
4	USA West	Long Beach	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
5	Spain	Jarama	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
6	Belgium	Zolder	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
7	Monaco	Monte Carlo	Patrick Depailler	Ligier-Ford Cosworth
8	France	Dijon-Prenois	Rene Arnoux	Renault
9	Britain	Silverstone	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford Cosworth
10	Germany	Hockenheim	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
11	Austria	Osterreichring	Rene Arnoux	Renault
12	Netherlands	Zandvoort	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
13	Italy	Monza	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford Cosworth
14	Canada	Montreal	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth
15	USA	Watkins Glen	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Points	Gap
1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	51 (60)
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	47 (53)	-4
3	Alan Jones	Williams	40 (43)	-11
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	36	-15
5	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	29 (32)	-22
6	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	20 (22)	-31
=	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	20 (25)	-31
8	Rene Arnoux	Renault	17	-34
9	John Watson	McLaren	15	-36
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	14	-37
=	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	14	-37
=	Mario Andretti	Lotus	14	-37
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	9	-42
14	Niki Lauda	Brabham	4	-47
15	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	3	-48
=	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	3	-48
=	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	3	-48
=	Jochen Mass	Arrows	3	-48
19	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	2	-49
=	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	2	-49
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1	-50

Points scoring system used:

Only the best four results from the first seven races and best four results from last eight races counted towards the championship.
Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

Pos	Team	Points	Gap
1	Ferrari	113
2	Williams-Ford Cosworth	75	-38
3	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	61	-52
4	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	39	-74
5	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	28	-85
6	Renault	26	-87
7	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	15	-98
8	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	7	-106
9	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	5	-108
10	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	3	-110
11	ATS-Ford Cosworth	2	-111
12	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1	-112

Points scoring system used:

Constructors only received points for their highest placed car.
Only the best four results from the first seven races and best four results from last eight races counted towards the championship.
Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.