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Formula 1 in the 1979 season. Full information

30th season of Formula 1, started 21st January and ended at 7th October 1979

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List of races and tracks in the 1979 season

Race Winner Track Race Start
Argentina Grand Prix 1979 Argentina Grand Prix Jacques Laffite
Ligier JS11, #26
Buenos Aires 21st January 1979
Brazil Grand Prix 1979 Brazil Grand Prix Jacques Laffite
Ligier JS11, #26
Interlagos 4th February 1979
South Africa Grand Prix 1979 South Africa Grand Prix Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari 312T4, #12
Kyalami 3rd March 1979
USA West Grand Prix 1979 USA West Grand Prix Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari 312T4, #12
Long Beach 8th April 1979
Spain Grand Prix 1979 Spain Grand Prix Patrick Depailler
Ligier JS11, #25
Jarama 29th April 1979
Belgium Grand Prix 1979 Belgium Grand Prix Jody Scheckter
Ferrari 312T4, #11
Zolder 13th May 1979
Monaco Grand Prix 1979 Monaco Grand Prix Jody Scheckter
Ferrari 312T4, #11
Monaco 27th May 1979
France Grand Prix 1979 France Grand Prix Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault RS10, #15
Dijon-Prenois 1st July 1979
Britain Grand Prix 1979 Britain Grand Prix Clay Regazzoni
Williams FW07, #28
Silverstone 14th July 1979
Germany Grand Prix 1979 Germany Grand Prix Alan Jones
Williams FW07, #27
Hockenheim 29th July 1979
Austria Grand Prix 1979 Austria Grand Prix Alan Jones
Williams FW07, #27
Österreichring 12th August 1979
Netherlands Grand Prix 1979 Netherlands Grand Prix Alan Jones
Williams FW07, #27
Zandvoort 26th August 1979
Italy Grand Prix 1979 Italy Grand Prix Jody Scheckter
Ferrari 312T4, #11
Monza 9th September 1979
Canada Grand Prix 1979 Canada Grand Prix Alan Jones
Williams FW07, #27
Montréal 30th September 1979
USA East Grand Prix 1979 USA East Grand Prix Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari 312T4, #12
Watkins Glen 7th October 1979

Drivers championship 1979

Jody Scheckter

South Africa

Champion

Points: 51.00 Wins: 3 Poles: 1

Gilles Villeneuve

Canada

2nd place

Points: 47.00 Wins: 3 Poles: 1

Alan Jones

Australia

3rd place

Points: 40.00 Wins: 4 Poles: 3

List of all drivers for the 1979 season

Name Points
Jody Scheckter 51.00
Gilles Villeneuve 47.00
Alan Jones 40.00
Jacques Laffite 36.00
Clay Regazzoni 29.00
Patrick Depailler 20.00
Carlos Reutemann 20.00
René Arnoux 17.00
John Watson 15.00
Didier Pironi 14.00
Jean-Pierre Jarier 14.00
Mario Andretti 14.00
Jean-Pierre Jabouille 9.00
Niki Lauda 4.00
Elio De Angelis 3.00
Nelson Piquet 3.00
Jacky Ickx 3.00
Jochen Mass 3.00
Hans-Joachim Stuck 2.00
Riccardo Patrese 2.00
Emerson Fittipaldi 1.00

List of participating teams in the 1979 season

Name Points
Ferrari 113.00
Williams 75.00
Ligier 61.00
Lotus 39.00
Tyrrell 28.00
Renault 26.00
McLaren 15.00
Brabham 7.00
Arrows 5.00
Shadow 3.00
ATS 2.00
Copersucar 1.00

List of all cars in the 1979 season

Ferrari 312T4

Ferrari 015 F12 3.0

Points: 110 Wins: 6 Poles: 2

Williams FW07

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 71 Wins: 5 Poles: 3

Ligier JS11

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 61 Wins: 3 Poles: 4

Lotus 79

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 35 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Tyrrell 009

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 28 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Renault RS10

Renault EF1 V6 t 1.5

Points: 26 Wins: 1 Poles: 5

McLaren M28

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 8 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

McLaren M29

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 7 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Brabham BT48

Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0

Points: 7 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Lotus 80

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 4 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Williams FW06

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 4 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ferrari 312T3

Ferrari 015 F12 3.0

Points: 3 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Arrows A1B

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 3 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Shadow DN9

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 3 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

ATS D3

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Arrows A2

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Copersucar F5A

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wolf WR8/9

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ensign N179

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Brabham BT49

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Renault RS01

Renault EF1 V6 t 1.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

McLaren M26

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Copersucar F6

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Brabham BT46A

Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Merzario A1B

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wolf WR9

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kauhsen WK

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ensign N177

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Alfa Romeo 177

Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Alfa Romeo 179

Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wolf WR7

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Copersucar F6A

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Merzario A2

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

ATS D2

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Merzario A4

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Rebaque HR100

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wolf WR8

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0