1979 World Championship

Season 1979 World Championship

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Drivers’ standings for the 1979 World Championship F1 Season

Formula One 1979 World Championship

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Jody Scheckter	51 (60)
2	Gilles Villeneuve	47 (53)
3	Alan Jones	40 (43)
4	Jacques Laffite	36
5	Clay Regazzoni	29 (32)
6	Patrick Depailler	20 (22)
7	Carlos Reutemann	20 (25)
8	René Arnoux	17
9	John Watson	15
10	Didier Pironi	14
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	14
12	Mario Andretti	14
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9
14	Niki Lauda	4
15	Elio de Angelis	3
16	Nelson Piquet	3
17	Jacky Ickx	3
18	Jochen Mass	3
19	Hans Joachim Stuck	2
20	Riccardo Patrese	2
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	1
22	Hector Rebaque	0
23	Patrick Tambay	0
24	Ricardo Zunino	0
25	Geoff Lees	0
26	Derek Daly	0
27	James Hunt	0
28	Jan Lammers	0
29	Keke Rosberg	0
30	Vittorio Brambilla	0
31	Patrick Gaillard	0
32	Bruno Giacomelli	0
33	Marc Surer	0
34	Hans-Joachim Stuck	0
35	Arturo Merzario	0
36	Gianfranco Brancatelli	0
37	Alex Ribeiro	0

Constructors’ standings for the 1979 World Championship F1 Season

Formula One 1979 World Championship

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Ferrari	113
2	Williams	75
3	Ligier	61
4	Lotus	39
5	Tyrrell	28
6	Renault	26
7	McLaren	15
8	Brabham	7
9	Arrows	5
10	Shadow	3
11	ATS	2
12	Fittipaldi	1
13	Wolf	0
14	Ensign	0
15	Alfa Romeo	0
16	Rebaque	0
17	Merzario	0
18	Kauhsen	0

Driver results for this season showing finishing positions for each race using the shortcode msr_season_driver_results

Pos	Driver	ARG	BRA	SOU	USW	SPA	BEL	MON	FRE	BRI	GER	OST	DUT	ITA	CAN	US	Pts
1	Jody Scheckter	Ret	6	2	2	4	1	1	7	5	4	4	2	1	4	Ret	51 (60)
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ret	5	1	1	7	7	Ret	2	14	8	2	Ret	2	2	1	47 (53)
3	Alan Jones	9	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	1	1	1	9	1	Ret	40 (43)
4	Jacques Laffite	1	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	8	Ret	3	3	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	36
5	Clay Regazzoni	10	15	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	6	1	2	5	Ret	3	3	Ret	29 (32)
6	Patrick Depailler	4	2	Ret	5	1	Ret	5									20 (22)
7	Carlos Reutemann	2	3	5	Ret	2	4	3	13	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	20 (25)
8	René Arnoux	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	9	Ret	Ret	3	2	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	17
9	John Watson	3	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	4	11	4	5	9	Ret	Ret	6	6	15
10	Didier Pironi	Ret	4	Ret	DSQ	6	3	Ret	Ret	10	9	7	Ret	10	5	3	14
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ret	Ret	3	6	5	11	Ret	5	3			Ret	6	Ret	Ret	14
12	Mario Andretti	5	Ret	4	4	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	10	Ret	14
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ret	10	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	NC	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	9
14	Niki Lauda	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	WD	4	WD		4
15	Elio de Angelis	7	12	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	DNQ	16	12	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	3
16	Nelson Piquet	Ret	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	3
17	Jacky Ickx								Ret	6	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	3
18	Jochen Mass	8	7	12	9	8	Ret	6	15	Ret	6	Ret	6	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	3
19	Hans Joachim Stuck	DNS	Ret	Ret	DSQ	14	8	Ret	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret		11	Ret	5	2
20	Riccardo Patrese	DNS	9	11	Ret	10	5	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	2
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	6	11	13	Ret	11	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	7	1
22	Hector Rebaque	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		12	9	Ret	DNQ	7	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	0
23	Patrick Tambay	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	13	DNQ	DNQ	10	7	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
24	Ricardo Zunino														7	Ret	0
25	Geoff Lees										7						0
26	Derek Daly	11	13	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				8			Ret	Ret	0
27	James Hunt	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret									0
28	Jan Lammers	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	12	10	DNQ	18	11	10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	9	DNQ	0
29	Keke Rosberg								9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	0
30	Vittorio Brambilla													12	Ret	DNQ	0
31	Patrick Gaillard								DNQ	13	DNQ	Ret	DNQ				0
32	Bruno Giacomelli						Ret		17					Ret		Ret	0
33	Marc Surer													DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
34	Hans-Joachim Stuck												Ret				0
35	Arturo Merzario	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
36	Gianfranco Brancatelli					DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ									0
37	Alex Ribeiro														DNQ	DNQ	0

Team results for this season showing finishing positions for each race using the shortcode msr_season_team_results

Pos	Team	Car No	ARG	BRA	SOU	USW	SPA	BEL	MON	FRE	BRI	GER	OST	DUT	ITA	CAN	US	Pts
1	Ferrari	11	Ret	6	2	2	4	1	1	7	5	4	4	2	1	4	Ret	113
		12	Ret	5	1	1	7	7	Ret	2	14	8	2	Ret	2	2	1
2	Williams	27	9	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	1	1	1	9	1	Ret	75
		28	10	15	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	6	1	2	5	Ret	3	3	Ret
3	Ligier	25	4	2	Ret	5	1	Ret	5	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	61
		26	1	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	8	Ret	3	3	3	Ret	Ret	Ret
4	Lotus	1	5	Ret	4	4	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	10	Ret	39
		2	2	3	5	Ret	2	4	3	13	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret
		31	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		12	9	Ret	DNQ	7
5	Tyrrell	3	Ret	4	Ret	DSQ	6	3	Ret	Ret	10	9	7	Ret	10	5	3	28
		4	Ret	Ret	3	6	5	11	Ret	5	3	7	8	Ret	6	Ret	Ret
		33														Ret	Ret
6	Renault	15	Ret	10	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	NC	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	26
		16	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	9	Ret	Ret	3	2	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	2
7	McLaren	7	3	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	4	11	4	5	9	Ret	Ret	6	6	15
		8	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	13	DNQ	DNQ	10	7	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
8	Brabham	5	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	WD	4	WD	Ret	7
		6	Ret	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret
9	Arrows	29	DNS	9	11	Ret	10	5	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	5
		30	8	7	12	9	8	Ret	6	15	Ret	6	Ret	6	Ret	DNQ	DNQ
10	Shadow	17	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	12	10	DNQ	18	11	10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	9	DNQ	3
		18	7	12	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	DNQ	16	12	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
11	ATS	9	DNS	Ret	Ret	DSQ	14	8	Ret	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	5	2
12	Fittipaldi	14	6	11	13	Ret	11	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	7	1
		19														DNQ	DNQ
13	Wolf	20	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	0
14	Ensign	22	11	13	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	13	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
15	Alfa Romeo	35						Ret		17					Ret		Ret	0
		36													12	Ret	DNQ
16	Rebaque	31													DNQ	Ret	DNQ	0
17	Merzario	24	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
18	Kauhsen	36					DNQ	DNQ										0

1979 World Championship Grand Prix calendar

Formula One 1979 World Championship

Location	Date
Argentine Grand Prix – Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 21
Brazilian Grand Prix – Autódromo José Carlos Pace	February 4
South African Grand Prix – Kyalami	March 3
United States Grand Prix West – Long Beach, California	April 8
Spanish Grand Prix – Circuito Permanente Del Jarama	April 29
Belgian Grand Prix – Zolder	May 13
Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco	May 27
French Grand Prix – Dijon-Prenois	July 1
British Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit	July 14
German Grand Prix – Hockenheimring	July 29
Austrian Grand Prix – Österreichring	August 12
Dutch Grand Prix – Circuit Zandvoort	August 26
Italian Grand Prix – Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 9
Canadian Grand Prix – Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	September 30
United States Grand Prix – Watkins Glen International	October 7

1979 World Championship Grand Prix entrants

Formula One 1979 World Championship

No.	Driver	Team	Engine
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	Ford
2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	Ford
3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	Ford
4	Geoff Lees	Tyrrell	Ford
4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	Ford
5	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham	Ford
5	Niki Lauda	Brabham	Ford
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Ford
7	John Watson	McLaren	Ford
8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	Ford
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	Ford
9	Hans Joachim Stuck	ATS	Ford
11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Ferrari
12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Ferrari
14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Ford
15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Renault
16	René Arnoux	Renault	Renault
17	Jan Lammers	Shadow	Ford
18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	Ford
19	Alex Ribeiro	Fittipaldi	Ford
20	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	Ford
20	James Hunt	Wolf	Ford
22	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign	Ford
22	Marc Surer	Ensign	Ford
24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Ford
24	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Merzario	Ford
25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	Ford
25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	Ford
26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Ford
27	Alan Jones	Williams	Ford
28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	Ford
29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Ford
30	Jochen Mass	Arrows	Ford
31	Hector Rebaque	Rebaque	Ford
33	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	Ford
35	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo
36	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo