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1979 F1 Championship Standings

Driver and constructor standings for the 1979 season, with race-by-race results and cumulative points charts.

15 races

Drivers

1979 cumulative points

Championship standings

  1. 1Jody Scheckter
    Jody ScheckterFerrari3 wins
    LEAD60
  2. 2
    Gilles VilleneuveFerrari3 wins
    −753
  3. 3
    Alan JonesWilliams4 wins
    −1743
  4. 4Jacques Laffite
    Jacques LaffiteLigier2 wins
    −2436
  5. 5Clay Regazzoni
    Clay RegazzoniWilliams1 win
    −2832
  6. 6Carlos Reutemann
    Carlos ReutemannTeam Lotus
    −3525
  7. 7Patrick Depailler
    Patrick DepaillerLigier1 win
    −3822
  8. 8René Arnoux
    René ArnouxRenault
    −4317
  9. 9John Watson
    John WatsonMcLaren
    −4515
  10. 10Jean-Pierre Jarier
    Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell
    −4614
  11. 11Mario Andretti
    Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus
    −4614
  12. 12Didier Pironi
    Didier PironiTyrrell
    −4614
  13. 13Jean-Pierre Jabouille
    Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1 win
    −519
  14. 14Niki Lauda
    Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo
    −564
  15. 15Jacky Ickx
    Jacky IckxLigier
    −573
  16. 16Elio de Angelis
    Elio de AngelisShadow
    −573
  17. 17Nelson Piquet
    Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo
    −573
  18. 18Jochen Mass
    Jochen MassArrows
    −573
  19. 19
    Hans-Joachim StuckATS
    −582
  20. 20Riccardo Patrese
    Riccardo PatreseArrows
    −582
  21. 21Emerson Fittipaldi
    Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi
    −591
  22. 22Vittorio Brambilla
    Vittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo
    −600
  23. 23Arturo Merzario
    Arturo MerzarioMerzario
    −600
  24. 24
    Hector RebaqueTeam Lotus
    −600
  25. 25James Hunt
    James HuntWolf
    −600
  26. 26Patrick Tambay
    Patrick TambayMcLaren
    −600
  27. 27Ricardo Zunino
    Ricardo ZuninoBrabham-Ford
    −600
  28. 28Gianfranco Brancatelli
    Gianfranco BrancatelliKauhsen
    −600
  29. 29
    Patrick GaillardEnsign
    −600
  30. 30Keke Rosberg
    Keke RosbergWolf
    −600
  31. 31Alex Ribeiro
    Alex RibeiroFittipaldi
    −600
  32. 32
    Geoff LeesTyrrell
    −600
  33. 33Derek Daly
    Derek DalyEnsign
    −600
  34. 34Marc Surer
    Marc SurerEnsign
    −600
  35. 35Bruno Giacomelli
    Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
    −600
  36. 36Jan Lammers
    Jan LammersShadow
    −600

Race results

R1: Argentine Grand Prix

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina21 Jan

Jacques Laffite

Ligier

Pole: Jacques Laffite

R2: Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil4 Feb

Jacques Laffite

Ligier

Pole: Jacques Laffite

R3: South African Grand Prix

Kyalami, South Africa3 Mar

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

Pole: Jean-Pierre Jabouille

R4: United States Grand Prix West

Long Beach, USA8 Apr

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

Pole: Gilles Villeneuve

R5: Spanish Grand Prix

Jarama, Spain29 Apr

Patrick Depailler

Ligier

Pole: Jacques Laffite

R6: Belgian Grand Prix

Zolder, Belgium13 May

Jody Scheckter

Ferrari

Pole: Jacques Laffite

R7: Monaco Grand Prix

Circuit de Monaco, Monaco27 May

Jody Scheckter

Ferrari

Pole: Jody Scheckter

R8: French Grand Prix

Dijon-Prenois, France1 Jul

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Renault

Pole: Jean-Pierre Jabouille

R9: British Grand Prix

Silverstone Circuit, UK14 Jul

Clay Regazzoni

Williams

Pole: Alan Jones

R10: German Grand Prix

Hockenheimring, Germany29 Jul

Alan Jones

Williams

Pole: Jean-Pierre Jabouille

R11: Austrian Grand Prix

Red Bull Ring, Austria12 Aug

Alan Jones

Williams

Pole: René Arnoux

R12: Dutch Grand Prix

Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands26 Aug

Alan Jones

Williams

Pole: René Arnoux

R13: Italian Grand Prix

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy9 Sept

Jody Scheckter

Ferrari

Pole: Jean-Pierre Jabouille

R14: Canadian Grand Prix

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada30 Sept

Alan Jones

Williams

Pole: Alan Jones

R15: United States Grand Prix

Watkins Glen, USA7 Oct

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

Pole: Alan Jones

Points calculated from race and sprint results.