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

1979 F1 driver stats

Driver stats

Wins

#DriverWinsFrom poleWin & f.lapHat-trick
1(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)4111
2(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari)31––
3(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)3121
4(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)2222
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Ligier)1–––
6(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)11––
7(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Williams)1–1–
← 1978 Constructors 1980 →
First-time winners
Jean-Pierre Jabouille

For more information see 1979 race winners.

Podiums

#DriverPodiums1st2nd3rd
1(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)734–
2(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari)633–
3(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)6213
4(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)54–1
5(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Williams)5122
6(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Lotus)4–22
7(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault)3–21
8(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Ligier)211–
9(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Tyrrell)2––2
10(FRA) Didier Pironi (Tyrrell)2––2
11(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)11––
12(GBR) John Watson (McLaren)1––1
13(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)1––1
← 1978 Constructors 1980 →
First-time podium finishers
Rene Arnoux
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Didier Pironi

Pole positions

#DriverPolesPole & win
1(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)42
2(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)41
3(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)31
4(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault)2–
5(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)11
6(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari)11
← 1978 Constructors 1980 →
First-time polesitters
Rene Arnoux
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Alan Jones
Gilles Villeneuve (first Canadian polesitter)

For more information see 1979 pole positions.

Fastest laps

#DriverFastest lapsWin & f.lap
1(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)62
2(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)22
3(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault)2–
4(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Williams)21
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Ligier)1–
6(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)11
7(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham)1–
← 1978 Constructors 1980 →
First-time fastest lap setters
Rene Arnoux
Nelson Piquet

For more information see 1979 fastest laps.

Points finishes

#DriverPoints finishesPointsPoints per points finish
1(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari)1251 (60)5.00
2(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)847 (53)6.63
3(CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Williams)729 (32)4.57
4(GBR) John Watson (McLaren)7152.14
5(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)640 (43)7.17
6(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)6366.00
7(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Lotus)620 (25)4.17
8(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Tyrrell)6142.33
9(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Ligier)520 (22)4.40
10(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)5142.80
11(FRA) Didier Pironi (Tyrrell)5142.80
12(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault)4174.25
13(DEU) Jochen Mass (Arrows)331.00
14(AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham)242.00
15(BEL) Jacky Ickx (Ligier)231.50
16(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)199.00
17(ITA) Elio de Angelis (Shadow)133.00
18(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham)133.00
19(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Arrows)122.00
20(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (ATS)122.00
21(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Fittipaldi)111.00
← 1978 Constructors 1980 →
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

#DriverFR startsPole2nd
1(AUS) Alan Jones (Williams)633
2(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)541
3(FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier)44–
4(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault)422
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler (Ligier)4–4
6(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)312
7(ZAF) Jody Scheckter (Ferrari)211
8(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Lotus)1–1
9(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham)1–1
← 1978 Constructors 1980 →
First-time front row starters
Rene Arnoux
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Alan Jones
Nelson Piquet

Retirements

#DriverDNFs
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
← 1978 Constructors 1980 →

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.

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