F1 driver stats
Driver stats
Wins
| # | Driver | Wins | From pole | Win & f.lap | Hat-trick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Williams) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| 3 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Ligier) | 1 | – | – | – |
| 6 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 7 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Williams) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
- First-time winners
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
For more information see 1979 race winners.
Podiums
| # | Driver | Podiums | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 7 | 3 | 4 | – |
| 2 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) | 6 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 3 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Williams) | 5 | 4 | – | 1 |
| 5 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Williams) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Lotus) | 4 | – | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault) | 3 | – | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Ligier) | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 9 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Tyrrell) | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 10 | (FRA) Didier Pironi (Tyrrell) | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 11 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 12 | (GBR) John Watson (McLaren) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 13 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 1 | – | – | 1 |
- First-time podium finishers
- Rene Arnoux
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Didier Pironi
Pole positions
| # | Driver | Poles | Pole & win |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Williams) | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault) | 2 | – |
| 5 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) | 1 | 1 |
- First-time polesitters
- Rene Arnoux
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Alan Jones
- Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian polesitter)
For more information see 1979 pole positions.
Fastest laps
| # | Driver | Fastest laps | Win & f.lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault) | 2 | – |
| 4 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Williams) | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Ligier) | 1 | – |
| 6 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Williams) | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham) | 1 | – |
- First-time fastest lap setters
- Rene Arnoux
- Nelson Piquet
For more information see 1979 fastest laps.
Points finishes
| # | Driver | Points finishes | Points | Points per points finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) | 12 | 51 (60) | 5.00 |
| 2 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 8 | 47 (53) | 6.63 |
| 3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Williams) | 7 | 29 (32) | 4.57 |
| 4 | (GBR) John Watson (McLaren) | 7 | 15 | 2.14 |
| 5 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Williams) | 6 | 40 (43) | 7.17 |
| 6 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 6 | 36 | 6.00 |
| 7 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Lotus) | 6 | 20 (25) | 4.17 |
| 8 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Tyrrell) | 6 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 9 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Ligier) | 5 | 20 (22) | 4.40 |
| 10 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 5 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 11 | (FRA) Didier Pironi (Tyrrell) | 5 | 14 | 2.80 |
| 12 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault) | 4 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 13 | (DEU) Jochen Mass (Arrows) | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham) | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 15 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx (Ligier) | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 16 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 1 | 9 | 9.00 |
| 17 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis (Shadow) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 18 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham) | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 19 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Arrows) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (ATS) | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 21 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi) | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
- First-time point scorers
- Rene Arnoux
- Elio de Angelis
- Nelson Piquet
Notes
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Front row starts
| # | Driver | FR starts | Pole | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Williams) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 4 | 4 | – |
| 4 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault) | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Ligier) | 4 | – | 4 |
| 6 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Lotus) | 1 | – | 1 |
| 9 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham) | 1 | – | 1 |
- First-time front row starters
- Rene Arnoux
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Alan Jones
- Nelson Piquet
Retirements
| # | Driver | DNFs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham) | 12 |
| 2 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham) | 11 |
| 3 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 11 |
| 4 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 10 |
| 5 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault) | 9 |
| 6 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay (McLaren) | 9 |
| 7 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 8 |
| 8 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Arrows) | 8 |
| 9 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi) | 7 |
| 10 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis (Shadow) | 7 |
| 11 | (MEX) Hector Rebaque (Lotus, Rebaquev) | 7 |
| 12 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (ATS) | 7 |
| 13 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Williams) | 7 |
| 14 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Lotus) | 7 |
| 15 | (GBR) James Hunt (Wolf) | 6 |
| 16 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx (Ligier) | 6 |
| 17 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg (Wolf) | 6 |
| 18 | (NLD) Jan Lammers (Shadow) | 5 |
| 19 | (FRA) Didier Pironi (Tyrrell) | 5 |
| 20 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 5 |
| 21 | (GBR) John Watson (McLaren) | 5 |
| 22 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Tyrrell) | 5 |
| 23 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Williams) | 5 |
| 24 | (DEU) Jochen Mass (Arrows) | 4 |
| 25 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler (Ligier) | 3 |
| 26 | (IRL) Derek Daly (Ensign, Tyrrell) | 3 |
| 27 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo) | 3 |
| 28 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario (Merzario) | 2 |
| 29 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) | 2 |
| 30 | (FRA) Patrick Gaillard (Ensign) | 1 |
| 31 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (Alfa Romeo) | 1 |
| 32 | (CHE) Marc Surer (Ensign) | 1 |
| 33 | (ARG) Ricardo Zunino (Brabham) | 1 |
Notes
- Hector Rebaque retired from six races for Lotus and one race for Rebaque.
- Derek Daly retired from one race for Ensign and two races for Tyrrell.