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Home / Seasons / 1979 F1 World Championship Season / Driver Standings

1979 F1 driver standings

Constructor standings
PosDriverARG Argentina flag lazyloadBRA Brazil flag lazyloadZAF South Africa flag lazyloadUSW USA flag lazyloadESP Spain flag lazyloadBEL Belgium flag lazyloadMCO Monaco flag lazyloadFRA France flag lazyloadGBR United Kingdom flag lazyloadDEU Germany flag lazyloadAUT Austria flag lazyloadNLD Netherlands flag lazyloadITA Italy flag lazyloadCAN Canada flag lazyloadUSA USA flag lazyloadPoints
1South Africa flag lazyload Jody ScheckterR6224117544214R51 (60)
2Canada flag lazyload Gilles Villeneuve12R51177RR214R82R22147 (53)
3Australia flag lazyload Alan Jones9RR3RRR4R11191R40 (43)
4France flag lazyload Jacques Laffite11RRR2R8R333RRR36
5Switzerland flag Clay Regazzoni10159RRR26125R33R29 (32)
6France flag lazyload Patrick Depailler42R51R5R        20 (22)
=Argentina flag lazyload Carlos Reutemann235R24313R8RRR7RR20 (25)
8France flag lazyload Rene ArnouxRRRDNS9RR32R6RRR217
9United Kingdom flag lazyload John Watson38RRR6411459RR6615
10France flag lazyload Didier PironiR4RDSQ63RR1097R105314
=France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre JarierRDNS36511R53  R6RR14
=USA flag lazyload Mario Andretti5R443RRRRRRR510RR14
13France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre JabouilleR10RDNSRRNC1RRRR14RRR9
14Austria flag lazyload Niki LaudaRR6RRRRRRRRR4  4
15Brazil flag lazyload Nelson PiquetRR78RRRRR12RR4RRR3
=Italy flag lazyload Elio de Angelis712R7RRDNQ161211RRRR43
=Belgium flag lazyload Jacky Ickx       R6RR5RRR3
=Germany flag lazyload Jochen Mass871298R615R6R6RDNQDNQ3
19Italy flag lazyload Riccardo PatreseDNS911R105R14RRRR13RR2
=Germany flag lazyload Hans-Joachim Stuck RRDSQ148RDNSDNQRRR11R52
21Brazil flag lazyload Emerson Fittipaldi61113R119RRRRRR8871
 Mexico flag lazyload Hector RebaqueRDNQ14RRRR 129RDNQ7DNQRDNQ 
 France flag lazyload Patrick TambayRR10R13DNQDNQ107RR10RRRR 
 Argentina flag lazyload Ricardo Zunino             7R 
 United Kingdom flag lazyload Geoff Lees         7      
 Ireland flag lazyload Derek Daly1113DNQRDNQDNQDNQ   8  RR 
 United Kingdom flag lazyload James HuntRR8RRRR         
 Netherlands flag lazyload Jan LammersR14RR1210DNQ181110RRDNQ9DNQ 
 Finland flag lazyload Keke Rosberg       9RRRRRDNQR 
 Italy flag lazyload Vittorio Brambilla            12RDNQ 
 France flag lazyload Patrick Gaillard       DNQ13DNQRDNQ    
 Italy flag lazyload Bruno Giacomelli     R 17    R R 
 Italy flag lazyload Arturo MerzarioRDNQDNQRDNQDNQ DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ 
 Switzerland flag Marc Surer            DNQDNQR 
 Italy flag lazyload Gianfranco Brancatelli    DNQDNQDNPQ         
 Brazil flag lazyload Alex Ribeiro             DNQDNQ 
No.DriverARG Argentina flag lazyloadBRA Brazil flag lazyloadZAF South Africa flag lazyloadUSW USA flag lazyloadESP Spain flag lazyloadBEL Belgium flag lazyloadMCO Monaco flag lazyloadFRA France flag lazyloadGBR United Kingdom flag lazyloadDEU Germany flag lazyloadAUT Austria flag lazyloadNLD Netherlands flag lazyloadITA Italy flag lazyloadCAN Canada flag lazyloadUSA USA flag lazyloadPoints
Table key
  • Highlight: Rookie
  • 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
Points system and championship rules

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)

Only the best four results from the first seven races and the best four results from the 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.

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 six drivers of 1979. Reigning world champion Mario Andretti, who finished equal 10th, is also shown.

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