1979 Formula 1

15 of 15 Grands Prix run. Jody Scheckter won the drivers’ championship with 51 points and 3 wins; Ferrari took the constructors’ table with 113.

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Grands Prix15

Race winners7

Drivers classified34published standings

Constructors18

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Rd	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	Winner	Constructor	Grid P1	Fastest lap
1	1979-01-21	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Jacques Laffite	1:46.910 · Jacques Laffite
2	1979-02-04	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Jacques Laffite	2:28.760 · Jacques Laffite
3	1979-03-03	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1:14.412 · Gilles Villeneuve
4	1979-04-08	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Gilles Villeneuve	1:21.200 · Gilles Villeneuve
5	1979-04-29	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	Jacques Laffite	1:16.440 · Gilles Villeneuve
6	1979-05-13	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Jacques Laffite	1:23.090 · Gilles Villeneuve
7	1979-05-27	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Jody Scheckter	1:28.820 · Patrick Depailler
8	1979-07-01	French Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1:09.160 · René Arnoux
9	1979-07-14	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	Alan Jones	1:14.400 · Clay Regazzoni
10	1979-07-29	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Alan Jones	Williams	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1:51.890 · Gilles Villeneuve
11	1979-08-12	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	Alan Jones	Williams	René Arnoux	1:35.770 · René Arnoux
12	1979-08-26	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Alan Jones	Williams	René Arnoux	1:19.438 · Gilles Villeneuve
13	1979-09-09	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1:35.600 · Clay Regazzoni
14	1979-09-30	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Alan Jones	Williams	Alan Jones	1:31.272 · Alan Jones
15	1979-10-07	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Alan Jones	1:40.054 · Nelson Piquet

Drivers’ standings published

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Points	Wins
1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	51	3
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	47	3
3	Alan Jones	Williams	40	4
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	36	2
5	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	29	1
6	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	20	1
7	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	20	0
8	René Arnoux	Renault	17	0
9	John Watson	McLaren	15	0
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	14	0
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	14	0
12	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	14	0
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	9	1
14	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo / Brabham-Ford	4	0
15	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	3	0
16	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo / Brabham-Ford	3	0
17	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	3	0
18	Jochen Mass	Arrows	3	0
19	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	2	0
20	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	2	0
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1	0
-	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus / Rebaque	0	0
-	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	0	0
-	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford	0	0
-	Geoff Lees	Tyrrell	0	0
-	Derek Daly	Ensign / Tyrrell	0	0
-	James Hunt	Wolf	0	0
-	Jan Lammers	Shadow	0	0
-	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	0	0
-	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	0	0
-	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign	0	0
-	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	0	0
-	Marc Surer	Ensign	0	0
-	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	0	0

Constructors’ standings

Pos	Constructor	Points	Wins
1	Ferrari	113	6
2	Williams	75	5
3	Ligier	61	3
4	Team Lotus	39	0
5	Tyrrell	28	0
6	Renault	26	1
7	McLaren	15	0
8	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	7	0
9	Arrows	5	0
10	Shadow	3	0
11	ATS	2	0
12	Fittipaldi	1	0
-	Brabham-Ford	0	0
-	Wolf	0	0
-	Ensign	0	0
-	Alfa Romeo	0	0
-	Rebaque	0	0
-	Merzario	0	0