F1 qualifying stats
Qualifying results
| Pos | Driver | ARG  | BRA  | ZAF  | USW  | ESP  | BEL  | MCO  | FRA  | GBR  | DEU  | AUT  | NLD  | ITA  | CAN  | USA | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depailler | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.86 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4.80 | 1 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5.07 | 1 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6.13 | 1 |
| 5 |  Alan Jones | 15 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.87 | 1 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 12 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7.53 | 1 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | 23 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8.77 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | 20 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9.13 | 2 |
| 9 | Carlos Reutemann | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 9.47 | 2 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 9.87 | 4 |
| 11 |  Clay Regazzoni | 17 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10.07 | 3 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10.07 | 6 |
| 13 | Rene Arnoux | 26 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10.20 | 1 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 4 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11.23 | 4 | ||
| 15 | James Hunt | 18 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 11.86 | 8 | ||||||||
| 16 | Ricardo Zunino | 19 | 9 | 14.00 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | John Watson | 6 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14.27 | 6 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | 13 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 16.00 | 9 |
| 19 | Geoff Lees | 16 | 16.00 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 |  Keke Rosberg | 16 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 16.12 | 8 | |||||||
| 21 | Bruno Giacomelli | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16.75 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Jacky Ickx | 14 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 17.12 | 11 | |||||||
| 23 | Patrick Tambay | 9 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 17.80 | 9 |
| 24 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 11 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 18.20 | 9 |
| 25 | Jochen Mass | 14 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 18.87 | 8 |
| 26 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 19.60 | 12 |
| 27 | Elio de Angelis | 16 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20.53 | 12 |
| 27 | Vittorio Brambilla | 22 | 18 | 25 | 21.67 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Jan Lammers | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 21.73 | 14 |
| 30 |  Derek Daly | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 22.40 | 11 | |||||
| 31 |  Hector Rebaque | 19 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 23.50 | 15 | |
| 32 | Marc Surer | 26 | 26 | 21 | 24.33 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | Patrick Gaillard | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24.60 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Arturo Merzario | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 26.21 | 22 | |
| 35 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26.67 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Alex Ribeiro | 28 | 29 | 28.50 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | ARG | BRA | ZAF | USW | ESP | BEL | MCO | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | CAN | USA | Avg. | Best |
Table key
- Did not qualify
- Did not pre-qualify
Head-to-head
| Constructor | Driver | H2H | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams | Alan Jones | 15-0 | Clay Regazzoni |
| McLaren | John Watson | 13-2 | Patrick Tambay |
| Arrows | Riccardo Patrese | 12-3 | Jochen Mass |
| Renault | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 11-4 | Rene Arnoux |
| Shadow | Elio de Angelis | 10-5 | Jan Lammers |
| Ligier | Jacques Laffite | 8-0 | Jacky Ickx |
| Tyrrell | Didier Pironi | 8-5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| Ferrari | Gilles Villeneuve | 8-7 | Jody Scheckter |
| Lotus | Mario Andretti | 8-7 | Carlos Reutemann |
| Brabham | Niki Lauda | 7-6 | Nelson Piquet |
This table shows teammate pairings that competed in at least 50% of the 1979 season together.