1979 F1 Championship Standings

1979 F1 Championship Standings
1979 F1 World Championship · 30 of 77

Drivers & Constructors Standings

Final standings · 15 rounds

4
Most GP driver wins
Alan Jones Alan Jones
51pts
World Champion
Jody Scheckter Jody Scheckter
7
Different GP winners
113pts
Constructors' Champion
Ferrari Ferrari
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Jody Scheckter clinched his first and only Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 1979 with 51 points, taking three wins, six podiums and one pole position along the way. The South African driver finished just four points clear of his teammate, Gilles Villeneuve. The team of both drivers, Ferrari, also took their sixth Constructors' Championship with 113 points and six race wins.

Scheckter and his team Ferrari wrapped up both titles together at the Italian Grand Prix (round 13 of 15).

See all 1979 F1 results for each race, driver and team. Here you can find the 1979 F1 teams overview, we also have all other F1 results since 1950.

Drivers Standings

1979 F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POSDriverPTS1979 Argentine F1 GP1979 Brazilian F1 GP1979 South African F1 GP1979 USA West F1 GP1979 Spanish F1 GP1979 Belgian F1 GP1979 Monaco F1 GP1979 French F1 GP1979 British F1 GP1979 German F1 GP1979 Austrian F1 GP1979 Dutch F1 GP1979 Italian F1 GP1979 Canadian F1 GP1979 USA F1 GP
1Jody ScheckterJodyScheckter51 (60)DNF6224117544214DNF
2CanadaGillesVilleneuve47 (53)DNF51*1*7*7*DNF2148*2DNF*221
3Alan JonesAlanJones40 (43)9DNFDNF3DNFDNFDNF4DNF11191*DNF
4FranceJacquesLaffite361*1*DNFDNFDNF2DNF8DNF333DNFDNFDNF
5SwitzerlandClayRegazzoni29 (32)10159DNFDNFDNF261*25DNF3*3DNF
6FrancePatrickDepailler20 (22)42DNF51DNF5*--------
7ArgentinaCarlosReutemann20 (25)235DNF243138DNFDNFDNF7DNFDNF
8FranceRenéArnoux17DNFDNFDNFDNS9DNFDNF3*2DNF6*DNFDNFDNF2
9United KingdomJohnWatson1538DNFDNFDNF6411459DNFDNF66
10FranceDidierPironi14DNF4DNFDSQ63DNFDNF1097DNF1053
11FranceJean-PierreJarier14DNFDNF36511DNF53--DNF6DNFDNF
12Mario AndrettiMarioAndretti145DNF443DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF510DNF
13FranceJean-PierreJabouille9DNF10DNFDNSDNFDNF81DNFDNFDNFDNF14DNFDNF
14Niki LaudaNikiLauda4DNFDNF6DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFWD4WD-
15Nelson PiquetNelsonPiquet3DNFDNF78DNFDNF7DNFDNF12DNF4DNFDNF8*
16ItalyEliode Angelis3712DNF7DNFDNFDNQ161211DNFDNFDNFDNF4
17BelgiumJackyIckx3-------DNF6DNFDNF5DNFDNFDNF
18GermanyJochenMass3871298DNF615DNF6DNF6DNFDNQDNQ
19GermanyHansJoachim Stuck2DNSDNFDNFDSQ148DNFDNSDNQDNFDNFDNF11DNF5
20ItalyRiccardoPatrese2DNS911DNF105DNF14DNFDNFDNFDNF13DNFDNF
21Emerson FittipaldiEmersonFittipaldi161113DNF119DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF887
22MexicoHectorRebaque0DNFDNQDNFDNFDNFDNF-129DNFDNQ7DNQDNFDNQ
23FrancePatrickTambay0DNFDNF10DNF13DNQDNQ107DNF10DNFDNFDNFDNF
24United KingdomGeoffLees0---------7-----
25ArgentinaRicardoZunino0-------------7DNF
26IrelandDerekDaly01113DNQDNFDNQDNQDNQ---8--DNFDNF
27James HuntJamesHunt0DNFDNF8DNFDNFDNFDNF--------
28NetherlandsJanLammers0DNF14DNFDNF1210DNQ181110DNFDNFDNQ9DNQ
29Keke RosbergKekeRosberg0-------9DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNQDNF
30ItalyVittorioBrambilla0------------12DNFDNQ
31FrancePatrickGaillard0-------DNQ13DNQDNFDNQ---
32ItalyBrunoGiacomelli0-----DNF-17----DNF-DNF
-SwitzerlandMarcSurer0------------DNQDNQDNF
-ItalyArturoMerzario0DNFDNQDNQDNFDNQDNQ-DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
-ItalyGianfrancoBrancatelli0----DNQDNQDNPQ--------
-BrazilAlexRibeiro0-------------DNQDNQ

Best 4 of the first 7 and best 4 of the last 8 results counted. Points in brackets are all points scored; the lower figure is the championship total.

1979 Drivers' Championship Progression

P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15P16P17P18P19P20P21P22P23P24P25P26P27P28P29P30P31P32P33P34P35P36ScheckterVilleneuveJonesLaffiteDepaillerRegazzoniReutemannArnouxWatsonPironiJarierAndrettiJabouilleLaudaPiquetAngelisIckxMassStuckHuntPatreseFittipaldiRebaqueLeesTambayZuninoDalyLammersBrancatelliRosbergGaillardBrambillaGiacomelliSurerMerzarioRibeiro👑

1979 F1 Driver Statistics

POSDriverTeamGP1st2nd3rdPodPoleLapsFLDNFPTS
1Alan JonesAlanJonesWilliams15401538121743
2Jody ScheckterJodyScheckterFerrari15330619070260
3CanadaGillesVilleneuveFerrari15340719146453
4FranceJacquesLaffiteFranceLigier15213646372836
5SwitzerlandClayRegazzoniWilliams15122507202532
6FranceJean-PierreJabouilleRenault15100144460129
7ArgentinaCarlosReutemannUnited KingdomTeam Lotus15022406590625
8FranceRenéArnouxRenault150213250221017
9United KingdomJohnWatsonMcLaren15001107880515
10Mario AndrettiMarioAndrettiUnited KingdomTeam Lotus150011054601014
11FranceDidierPironiUnited KingdomTyrrell15002207670614
12Nelson PiquetNelsonPiquetUnited KingdomBrabham15000005821123
13ItalyEliode AngelisUnited KingdomShadow1500000631083
14GermanyJochenMassUnited KingdomArrows1500000636063
15GermanyHansJoachim StuckGermanyATS15000004740112
16ItalyRiccardoPatreseUnited KingdomArrows1500000610092
17Emerson FittipaldiEmersonFittipaldiBrazilFittipaldi1500000612071
18NetherlandsJanLammersUnited KingdomShadow1500000535080
19FrancePatrickTambayMcLaren15000004290110
20Niki LaudaNikiLaudaUnited KingdomBrabham14000003580124
21MexicoHectorRebaqueUnited KingdomTeam Lotus14000005240110
22ItalyArturoMerzarioItalyMerzario1400000130140
23FranceJean-PierreJarierUnited KingdomTyrrell13002206160614
24IrelandDerekDalyUnited KingdomEnsign1000000292070
25BelgiumJackyIckxFranceLigier800000325063
26Keke RosbergKekeRosbergCanadaWolf800000261070
27FrancePatrickDepaillerFranceLigier7110203731322
28James HuntJamesHuntCanadaWolf700000195060
29FrancePatrickGaillardUnited KingdomEnsign500000107040
30ItalyBrunoGiacomelliAlfa Romeo400000124030
31ItalyVittorioBrambillaAlfa Romeo300000101020
32ItalyGianfrancoBrancatelliGermanyKauhsen3000000030
33SwitzerlandMarcSurerUnited KingdomEnsign30000032030
34ArgentinaRicardoZuninoUnited KingdomBrabham20000093010
35BrazilAlexRibeiroBrazilFittipaldi2000000020
36United KingdomGeoffLeesUnited KingdomTyrrell10000044000
Constructors Standings

1979 F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POSTeamCarPTS1979 Argentine F1 GP1979 Brazilian F1 GP1979 South African F1 GP1979 USA West F1 GP1979 Spanish F1 GP1979 Belgian F1 GP1979 Monaco F1 GP1979 French F1 GP1979 British F1 GP1979 German F1 GP1979 Austrian F1 GP1979 Dutch F1 GP1979 Italian F1 GP1979 Canadian F1 GP1979 USA F1 GP
1FerrariFerrari 312T411113DNF6224117544214DNF
12DNF51177DNF21482DNF221
2Williams-FordWilliams FW0727759DNFDNF3DNFDNFDNF4DNF11191DNF
2810159DNFDNFDNF26125DNF33DNF
3FranceLigier-FordLigier JS11256142DNF51DNF5DNF6DNFDNF5DNFDNFDNF
2611DNFDNFDNF2DNF8DNF333DNFDNFDNF
4United KingdomLotus-FordLotus 801395DNF443DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF510DNF
2235DNF243138DNFDNFDNF7DNFDNF
31DNFDNQDNFDNFDNFDNF-129DNFDNQ7---
5United KingdomTyrrell-FordTyrrell 009328DNF4DNFDSQ63DNFDNF1097DNF1053
4DNFDNF36511DNF5378DNF6DNFDNF
33-------------DNFDNF
6RenaultRenault RS101526DNF10DNFDNSDNFDNF81DNFDNFDNFDNF14DNFDNF
16DNFDNFDNFDNS9DNFDNF32DNF6DNFDNFDNF2
7McLaren-FordMcLaren M2871538DNFDNFDNF6411459DNFDNF66
8DNFDNF10DNF13DNQDNQ107DNF10DNFDNFDNFDNF
8United KingdomBrabham-Alfa RomeoBrabham BT4857DNFDNF6DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFWD4--
6DNFDNF78DNFDNF7DNFDNF12DNF4DNF--
9United KingdomArrows-FordArrows A2295DNS911DNF105DNF14DNFDNFDNFDNF13DNFDNF
30871298DNF615DNF6DNF6DNFDNQDNQ
10United KingdomShadow-FordShadow DN9173DNF14DNFDNF1210DNQ181110DNFDNFDNQ9DNQ
18712DNF7DNFDNFDNQ161211DNFDNFDNFDNF4
11GermanyATS-FordATS D392DNSDNFDNFDSQ148DNFDNSDNQDNFDNFDNF11DNF5
12BrazilFittipaldi-FordFittipaldi F614161113DNF119DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF887
19-------------DNQDNQ
13United KingdomBrabham-FordBrabham BT4850-------------WDDNF
6-------------DNF8
14CanadaWolf-FordWolf WR7200DNFDNF8DNFDNFDNFDNF9DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNQDNF
15United KingdomEnsign-FordEnsign N177Ensign N1792201113DNQDNFDNQDNQDNQDNQ13DNQDNFDNQDNQDNQDNF
16Alfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 179350-----DNF-17----DNF-DNF
36------------12DNFDNQ
-MexicoRebaque-FordRebaque HR100310------------DNQDNFDNQ
-ItalyMerzario-FordMerzario A2240DNFDNQDNQDNFDNQDNQDNPQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
-GermanyKauhsen-FordKauhsen WK360----DNQDNQ---------

1979 Constructors' Championship Progression

P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15P16P17P18FerrariWilliams-FordLigier-FordLotus-FordTyrrell-FordRenaultMcLaren-FordArrows-FordShadow-FordATS-FordFittipaldi-FordBrabham-Alfa RomeoWolf-FordEnsign-FordAlfa RomeoKauhsen-FordRebaque-FordMerzario-Ford👑
Race Results

1979 F1 Race-by-Race Results

1979 F1 World Championship
NOGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
11979 Argentine F1 GP 1979 Argentine F1 GPJanuary 21France Jacques LaffiteFrance Ligier5301:36:03.210
21979 Brazilian F1 GP 1979 Brazilian F1 GPFebruary 4France Jacques LaffiteFrance Ligier4001:40:09.640
31979 South African F1 GP 1979 South African F1 GPMarch 3Canada Gilles VilleneuveItaly Ferrari7801:41:49.960
41979 USA West F1 GP 1979 USA West F1 GPApril 8Canada Gilles VilleneuveItaly Ferrari8001:50:25.400
51979 Spanish F1 GP 1979 Spanish F1 GPApril 29France Patrick DepaillerFrance Ligier7501:39:11.840
61979 Belgian F1 GP 1979 Belgian F1 GPMay 13South Africa Jody ScheckterItaly Ferrari7001:39:59.530
71979 Monaco F1 GP 1979 Monaco F1 GPMay 27South Africa Jody ScheckterItaly Ferrari7601:55:22.480
81979 French F1 GP 1979 French F1 GPJuly 1France Jean-Pierre JabouilleFrance Renault8001:35:20.420
91979 British F1 GP 1979 British F1 GPJuly 14Switzerland Clay RegazzoniUnited Kingdom Williams6801:26:11.170
101979 German F1 GP 1979 German F1 GPJuly 29Australia Alan JonesUnited Kingdom Williams4501:24:48.830
111979 Austrian F1 GP 1979 Austrian F1 GPAugust 12Australia Alan JonesUnited Kingdom Williams5401:27:38.010
121979 Dutch F1 GP 1979 Dutch F1 GPAugust 26Australia Alan JonesUnited Kingdom Williams7501:41:19.775
131979 Italian F1 GP 1979 Italian F1 GPSeptember 9South Africa Jody ScheckterItaly Ferrari5001:22:00.220
141979 Canadian F1 GP 1979 Canadian F1 GPSeptember 30Australia Alan JonesUnited Kingdom Williams7201:52:06.892
151979 USA F1 GP 1979 USA F1 GPOctober 7Canada Gilles VilleneuveItaly Ferrari5901:52:17.734

1979 points distribution: P1 = 9, P2 = 6, P3 = 4, P4 = 3, P5 = 2, P6 = 1 point.

  • Positions in bold show the driver who started from pole position.
  • Positions marked with an asterisk (*) show the driver who set the fastest lap.
  • DNQ = Did not qualify · DNS = Did not start · WD = Withdrawn · DNPQ = Did not pre-qualify · DNF = Did not finish · DSQ = Disqualified

1979 F1 Championship — Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1979 F1 Drivers' Championship?

Jody Scheckter won the 1979 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship with 51 points, finishing 4 points ahead of Gilles Villeneuve.

After which race was the 1979 F1 Drivers' Championship decided?

Jody Scheckter clinched the 1979 Drivers' Championship at the Italian Grand Prix, round 13 of 15, with two rounds to spare.

How many F1 World Drivers' Championships had Jody Scheckter won by 1979?

The 1979 title was Jody Scheckter's first and only Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship.

How many races did Jody Scheckter win in 1979?

Jody Scheckter won 3 of the 15 races in 1979, with 6 podiums and 1 pole position.

Who finished runner-up in the 1979 F1 Drivers' Championship?

Gilles Villeneuve finished runner-up, 4 points behind Jody Scheckter.

Which team won the 1979 F1 Constructors' Championship?

Ferrari won the 1979 Constructors' Championship with 113 points.

When did Ferrari win the 1979 F1 Constructors' Championship?

Ferrari secured the 1979 Constructors' Championship at the Italian Grand Prix, round 13 of 15.

Did the 1979 F1 Drivers' champion also win the Constructors' Championship?

Yes. Jody Scheckter drove for Ferrari, which also took the 1979 Constructors' Championship, a championship double.

How many races are in the 1979 F1 season?

The 1979 Formula 1 season featured 15 Grand Prix rounds.