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1979 Formula One season

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This article recaps the 1979 Formula One season.

Contents
1 Season summary
2 Season review
3 1979 Constructors Championship final standings
4 1979 Drivers Championship final standings

Season summary

Season review

Race Date Location Winning Driver Winning Team Report
Argentine Grand Prix January 21 Oscar Galvez Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Report
Brazilian Grand Prix February 4 Interlagos Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Report
South African Grand Prix March 3 Kyalami Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Report
United States Grand Prix West April 8 Long Beach Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Report
Spanish Grand Prix April 29 Jarama Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Report
Belgian Grand Prix May 13 Zolder Jody Scheckter Ferrari Report
Monaco Grand Prix May 27 Monaco Jody Scheckter Ferrari Report
French Grand Prix July 1 Dijon-Prenois Jean Pierre Jabouille Renault Report
British Grand Prix July 14 Silverstone Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Report
German Grand Prix July 29 Hockenheimring Alan Jones Williams-Ford Report
Austrian Grand Prix August 12 Österreichring Alan Jones Williams-Ford Report
Dutch Grand Prix August 26 Zandvoort Alan Jones Williams-Ford Report
Italian Grand Prix September 9 Monza Jody Scheckter Ferrari Report
Canadian Grand Prix September 30 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Alan Jones Williams-Ford Report
United States Grand Prix October 7 Watkins Glen Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Report

1979 Constructors Championship final standings

Place Team Chassis Engine Tyre Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Ferrari       113 6 13 2
2 Williams-Ford       75 5 10 2
3 Ligier-Ford       61 3 8 4
4 Lotus-Ford       39   5  
5 Tyrrell-Ford       28   4  
6 Renault       26 1 4 6
7 McLaren-Ford       15   1  
8 Brabham-Alfa Romeo       7      
9 Arrows-Ford       5      
10 Shadow-Ford       3      
11 ATS-Ford       2      
12 Fittipaldi-Ford       1      
13 Alfa Romeo              
14 Kauhsen-Ford              
15 Wolf-Ford              
16 Brabham-Ford              
17 Ensign-Ford              
18 Rebaque-Ford              
19 Merzario-Ford              

1979 Drivers Championship final standings

Place Driver Number Country Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Jody Scheckter 11 South Africa 60 3 6 1
2 Gilles Villeneuve 12 Canada 53 3 7 1
3 Alan Jones 27 Australia 43 4 5 2
4 Jacques Laffite 26 France 36 2 6 4
5 Clay Regazzoni 28 Italy 32 1 5  
6 Carlos Reutemann 2 Argentina 25   4  
7 Patrick Depailler 25 France 22 1 2  
8 Rene Arnoux 16 France 17   3 2
9 John Watson 7 Britain 15   1  
10 Mario Andretti 1 USA 14   1  
11 Didier Pironi 3 France 14   2  
12 Jean Pierre Jarier 4 France 14   2  
13 Jean Pierre Jabouille 15 France 9 1 1 4
14 Niki Lauda 5 Austria 4      
15 Nelson Piquet 6 Brazil 3      
16 Jacky Ickx 25 Belgium 3      
17 Jochen Mass 30 Germany 3      
18 Elio de Angelis 18 Italy 3      
19 Riccardo Patrese 29 Italy 2      
20 Hans Joachim Stuck 9 Germany 2      
21 Emerson Fittipaldi 14 Brazil 1      
22 Alex Ribeiro 19 Brazil        
23 Vittorio Brambilla 36 Italy        
24 Ricardo Zunino 5 Argentina        
25 Arturo Merzario 24 Italy        
26 Patrick Tambay 8 France        
27 Patrick Gaillard 22 France        
28 Derek Daly 33 Ireland        
29 Marc Surer 22 Switzerland        
30 Keke Rosberg 20 Finland        
31 Geoff Lees 4 Britain        
32 Jan Lammers 17 Holland        
33 James Hunt 20 Britain        
34 Hector Rebaque 31 Mexico        
35 Bruno Giacomelli 35 Italy        

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