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Formula 1 season

1979

15 championship rounds

World Drivers' Championship

Driver standings

34 classified

1 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 51 points · 3 wins

2 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 47 points · 3 wins

3 Alan Jones Williams 40 points · 4 wins

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4 Jacques Laffite Ligier 36 points · 2 wins

5 Clay Regazzoni Williams 29 points · 1 wins

6 Patrick Depailler Ligier 20 points · 1 wins

7 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 20 points · 0 wins

8 René Arnoux Renault 17 points · 0 wins

9 John Watson McLaren 15 points · 0 wins

10 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 14 points · 0 wins

11 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 14 points · 0 wins

12 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 14 points · 0 wins

13 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 9 points · 1 wins

14 Niki Lauda Brabham-Ford 4 points · 0 wins

15 Elio de Angelis Shadow 3 points · 0 wins

16 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 3 points · 0 wins

17 Jacky Ickx Ligier 3 points · 0 wins

18 Jochen Mass Arrows 3 points · 0 wins

19 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 2 points · 0 wins

20 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 2 points · 0 wins

21 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1 points · 0 wins

- Hector Rebaque Rebaque 0 points · 0 wins

- Patrick Tambay McLaren 0 points · 0 wins

- Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford 0 points · 0 wins

- Geoff Lees Tyrrell 0 points · 0 wins

- Derek Daly Tyrrell 0 points · 0 wins

- James Hunt Wolf 0 points · 0 wins

- Jan Lammers Shadow 0 points · 0 wins

- Keke Rosberg Wolf 0 points · 0 wins

- Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo 0 points · 0 wins

- Patrick Gaillard Ensign 0 points · 0 wins

- Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 0 points · 0 wins

- Marc Surer Ensign 0 points · 0 wins

- Arturo Merzario Merzario 0 points · 0 wins

World Constructors' Championship

Team standings

18 classified

1 Ferrari Italian 113 points · 6 wins

2 Williams British 75 points · 5 wins

3 Ligier French 61 points · 3 wins

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4 Team Lotus British 39 points · 0 wins

5 Tyrrell British 28 points · 0 wins

6 Renault French 26 points · 1 wins

7 McLaren British 15 points · 0 wins

8 Brabham-Alfa Romeo British 7 points · 0 wins

9 Arrows British 5 points · 0 wins

10 Shadow British 3 points · 0 wins

11 ATS Italian 2 points · 0 wins

12 Fittipaldi Brazilian 1 points · 0 wins

- Brabham-Ford British 0 points · 0 wins

- Wolf Canadian 0 points · 0 wins

- Ensign British 0 points · 0 wins

- Alfa Romeo Swiss 0 points · 0 wins

- Rebaque Mexican 0 points · 0 wins

- Merzario Italian 0 points · 0 wins

Championship calendar

Race results

15 rounds

01 Argentine Grand Prix Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires, Argentina 21 January 1979 → 02 Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace · São Paulo, Brazil 4 February 1979 → 03 South African Grand Prix Kyalami · Midrand, South Africa 3 March 1979 → 04 United States Grand Prix West Long Beach · California, USA 8 April 1979 → 05 Spanish Grand Prix Jarama · Madrid, Spain 29 April 1979 → 06 Belgian Grand Prix Zolder · Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 13 May 1979 → 07 Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco · Monte Carlo, Monaco 27 May 1979 → 08 French Grand Prix Dijon-Prenois · Dijon, France 1 July 1979 → 09 British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit · Silverstone, UK 14 July 1979 → 10 German Grand Prix Hockenheimring · Hockenheim, Germany 29 July 1979 → 11 Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring · Spielberg, Austria 12 August 1979 → 12 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Park Zandvoort · Zandvoort, Netherlands 26 August 1979 → 13 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Monza, Italy 9 September 1979 → 14 Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Montreal, Canada 30 September 1979 → 15 United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen · New York State, USA 7 October 1979 →