F1 winners
Race winners
| # | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 14.940s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 5.280s |
| 3 | South Africa | Kyalami | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 3.420s |
| 4 | USA West | Long Beach | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 29.380s |
| 5 | Spain | Jarama | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 20.940s |
| 6 | Belgium | Zolder | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 7 | 15.360s |
| 7 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1 | 0.440s |
| 8 | France | Dijon-Prenois | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 14.590s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 24.280s |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 2.910s |
| 11 | Austria | Osterreichring | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 36.050s |
| 12 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 21.783s |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 0.460s |
| 14 | Canada | Montreal | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 1.080s |
| 15 | USA | Watkins Glen | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 48.787s |
- First win (drivers)
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Last win (drivers)
- Patrick Depailler
- Clay Regazzoni
- Jody Scheckter
- First win (constructors)
- Renault
- Williams
- Last win (constructors)
- No constructor won their last race in 1979
- First win since…
- 1976 for Clay Regazzoni
- 1977 for Alan Jones, Jacques Laffite, Jody Scheckter and Ligier
- Last win until…
- 1981 for Gilles Villeneuve and Ferrari
- First win by a…
- Swiss driver since 1976
- Australian driver since 1977
- South African driver since 1977
- Last win by a…
- Canadian driver until 1981