F1 constructor standings
Standings
| Pos | Constructor | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | ESP | BEL | MCO | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ITA) Ferrari | 12R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 113 |
| R | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7R | R | 7 | 14R | 8 | 4 | R | 2 | 4 | R | |||
| 2 | (GBR) Williams-Ford Cosworth | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | R | R | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | R | 75 |
| 10 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | R | 2 | 5 | R | 9 | 3 | R | |||
| 3 | (FRA) Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 1 | R | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5R | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | R | R | R | 61 |
| 4 | 2 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | R | R | R | |||
| 4 | (GBR) Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | R | R | 7 | 5 | 10R | R | 39 |
| 5 | R | 5 | R | 3 | R | R | 13R | 9 | R | R | R | 7 | R | R | |||
| R | DNQ | 14R | R | R | R | R | R | R | DNQ | R | |||||||
| 5 | (GBR) Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | R | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | R | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | R | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| R | DNS | R | DSQ | 6 | 11 | R | R | 10 | 9 | 8 | R | 10 | R | R | |||
| R | R | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (FRA) Renault | R | 10 | R | DNS | 9 | R | NC | 1 | 2 | R | 6 | R | 14R | R | 2 | 26 |
| R | R | R | DNS | R | R | R | 3 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 7 | (GBR) McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 8 | 10 | R | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | R | R | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| R | R | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | 11 | 7R | R | 10 | R | R | R | R | |||
| 8 | (GBR) Brabham-Alfa Romeo | R | R | 6 | 8 | R | R | R | R | R | 12R | R | 4 | 4 | 7 | ||
| R | R | 7 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||||
| 9 | (GBR) Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 | R | 6 | R | 6 | 13 | R | R | 5 |
| DNS | 9 | 12 | R | 10 | R | R | 15 | R | R | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 10 | (GBR) Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 7 | 12 | R | 7 | 12 | 10 | DNQ | 16 | 11 | 10 | R | R | R | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| R | 14 | R | R | R | R | DNQ | 18 | 12 | 11 | R | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | |||
| 11 | (DEU) ATS-Ford Cosworth | R | R | DSQ | 14 | 8 | R | DNS | DNQ | R | R | R | 11 | R | 5 | 2 | |
| 12 | (BRA) Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 11 | 13 | R | 11 | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (GBR) Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 7 | R | ||||||||||||||
| R | R | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | (CAN) Wolf-Ford Cosworth | R | R | 8 | R | R | R | R | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | DNQ | R | |
| 15 | (GBR) Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 11 | 13 | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | |
| 16 | (ITA) Alfa Romeo | R | 17 | 12 | R | R | |||||||||||
| R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | (ITA) Merzario-Ford Cosworth | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| 18 | (MEX) Rebaque-Ford Cosworth | DNQ | R | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| 19 | (DEU) Kauhsen-Ford Cosworth | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| No. | Constructor | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | ESP | BEL | MCO | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
Table key, points system and championship rules
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
- DNQ: Did not qualify
- DNPQ: Did not pre-qualify
- NC: Not classified
- DSQ: Disqualified
- DNS: Did not start
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:
- 1st (9)
- 2nd (6)
- 3rd (4)
- 4th (3)
- 5th (2)
- 6th (1)
Every race counted towards the championship. From this season constructors could score points with each of their cars as opposed to the highest placed car only system used previously.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1979.