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Results 1979 Formula 1 Season

Formula One 1979 World Championship
Race	Date	Winning Driver	Team	Laps	Time
Argentine Grand Prix	January 21	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	53	01:36:03.210
Brazilian Grand Prix	February 4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	40	01:40:09.640
South African Grand Prix	March 3	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	78	01:41:49.960
United States Grand Prix West	April 8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	80	01:50:25.400
Spanish Grand Prix	April 29	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	75	01:39:11.840
Belgian Grand Prix	May 13	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	70	01:39:59.530
Monaco Grand Prix	May 27	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	76	01:55:22.480
French Grand Prix	July 1	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	80	01:35:20.420
British Grand Prix	July 14	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	68	01:26:11.170
German Grand Prix	July 29	Alan Jones	Williams	45	01:24:48.830
Austrian Grand Prix	August 12	Alan Jones	Williams	54	01:27:38.010
Dutch Grand Prix	August 26	Alan Jones	Williams	75	01:41:19.775
Italian Grand Prix	September 9	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	50	01:22:00.220
Canadian Grand Prix	September 30	Alan Jones	Williams	72	01:52:06.892
United States Grand Prix	October 7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	59	01:52:17.734

1979 Formula 1 Drivers Championship Table

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

1979 Formula 1 Constructors Championship Table

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
1	Ferrari	12	Ret	5	1	1	7	7	Ret	2	14	8	2	Ret	2	2	1	113
2	Williams	27	9	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	1	1	1	9	1	Ret	75
2	Williams	28	10	15	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	6	1	2	5	Ret	3	3	Ret	75
3	Ligier	25	4	2	Ret	5	1	Ret	5	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	61
3	Ligier	26	1	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	8	Ret	3	3	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	61
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
6	Renault	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	9	Ret	Ret	3	2	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	26
7	McLaren	7	3	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	4	11	4	5	9	Ret	Ret	6	6	15
7	McLaren	8	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	13	DNQ	DNQ	10	7	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15
8	Brabham	5	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	WD	4	WD	Ret	7
8	Brabham	6	Ret	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	7
9	Arrows	29	DNS	9	11	Ret	10	5	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	5
9	Arrows	30	8	7	12	9	8	Ret	6	15	Ret	6	Ret	6	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	5
10	Shadow	17	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	12	10	DNQ	18	11	10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	9	DNQ	3
10	Shadow	18	7	12	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	DNQ	16	12	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	3
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
12	Fittipaldi	19														DNQ	DNQ	1
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
15	Alfa Romeo	36													12	Ret	DNQ	0
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