F1 home Grand Prix stats
Races with a home driver
The following Grands Prix of the 1979 F1 season featured a home driver:
Argentine Grand Prix (one driver)
Austrian Grand Prix (one driver)
Brazilian Grand Prix (two drivers)
British Grand Prix (one driver)
Canadian Grand Prix (one driver)
Dutch Grand Prix (one driver)
French Grand Prix (seven drivers)
German Grand Prix (two drivers)
Italian Grand Prix (five drivers)
South African Grand Prix (one driver)
United States Grand Prix (one driver)
United States Grand Prix West (one driver)
Achievements
- Wins
French Grand Prix: Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Podiums
Argentine Grand Prix: Carlos Reutemann
Canadian Grand Prix: Gilles Villeneuve
French Grand Prix: Rene Arnoux, Jean-Pierre Jabouille
South African Grand Prix: Jody Scheckter
- Pole positions
French Grand Prix: Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Fastest laps
French Grand Prix: Rene Arnoux
- Points finishes
Argentine Grand Prix: Carlos Reutemann
British Grand Prix: John Watson
Canadian Grand Prix: Gilles Villeneuve
French Grand Prix: Rene Arnoux, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Jean-Pierre Jarier
German Grand Prix: Jochen Mass
South African Grand Prix: Jody Scheckter
United States Grand Prix West: Mario Andretti
- Front row starts
Canadian Grand Prix: Gilles Villeneuve
French Grand Prix: Rene Arnoux, Jacques Laffite
South African Grand Prix: Jody Scheckter