1979 Formula 1 Season

1979 Formula 1 Season

Constructors

Pos	Teams	Constructor	Engine	Chassis	Points
1	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	312 T4 312T3 312T4B	113
2	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	FW06 FW07	75
3	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	JS11	61
4	Team Rebaque Martini Racing	Lotus	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	79 John Player Special Mark IV 80	39
5	Tyrrell Racing Organisation Candy Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	009	28
6	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	RS01 RS10	26
7	Marlboro McLaren	McLaren	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	M26 M29 M28 M28B M28C	15
8	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12, 1260 3.0 V12, Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	BT46 BT48 BT49	7
9	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	A1B A2	5
10	Interscope Shadow Racing Team Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	DN9	3
11	ATS Wheels	ATS	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	D2 D3	2
12	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F5A F6 F6A	1
	Autodelta	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12, Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12	177 179
	Team Ensign	Ensign	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	N177 N179
	Team Rebaque Martini Racing	Lotus	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	79 John Player Special Mark IV 80
	Interscope Shadow Racing Team Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	DN9
	Tyrrell Racing Organisation Candy Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	009
	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	WR7-9
	Team Merzario	Merzario	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	A1B A2 A4
	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	Kauhsen	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	WK
	Team Rebaque	Rebaque	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	HR100

Season Review

Race	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Constructor
Argentine Grand Prix	Oscar Gálvez	Jan 1979	Jacques-Henri Laffite	Ligier
Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos	Feb 1979	Jacques-Henri Laffite	Ligier
South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Mar 1979	Jacques Villeneuve	Ferrari
United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	Apr 1979	Jacques Villeneuve	Ferrari
Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Apr 1979	Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler	Ligier
Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	May 1979	Jody David Scheckter	Ferrari
Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	May 1979	Jody David Scheckter	Ferrari
French Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois	Jul 1979	Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille	Renault
British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Jul 1979	Gianclaudio Giuseppe 'Clay' Regazzoni	Williams
German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Jul 1979	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams
Austrian Grand Prix	Osterreichring	Aug 1979	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams
Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	Aug 1979	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams
Italian Grand Prix	Monaco	Sep 1979	Jody David Scheckter	Ferrari
Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Île Notre-Dame	Sep 1979	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams
United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	Oct 1979	Jacques Villeneuve	Ferrari

1979 Drivers

Mario Gabriele Andretti
France

René Alexandre Arnoux
Italy

Vittorio Brambilla
Italy

Gianfranco Brancatelli
Ireland

Derek Daly
Italy

Elio de Angelis
France

Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler
Brazil

Emerson Fittipaldi
France

Patrick Gaillard
Italy

Bruno Giacomelli
United Kingdom

James Simon Wallis Hunt

Jacques Bernard 'Jacky' Ickx
France

Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille
France

Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier
Australia

Alan Stanley Jones
France

Jacques-Henri Laffite
Netherlands

Johannes 'Jan' Lammers
Austria

Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda
United Kingdom

Geoffrey Lees
Germany

Jochen Richard Mass
Italy

Arturo Francesco 'Little Art' Merzario
Italy

Riccardo Gabriele Patrese
Brazil

Nelson Souto Maior Piquet
France

Didier Joseph-Lovis Pironi

Héctor Alonso Rebaque
Switzerland

Gianclaudio Giuseppe 'Clay' Regazzoni
Argentina

Carlos Alberto Reutemann
Brazil

Alex Dias Ribeiro
Finland

Keijo Erik 'Keke' Rosberg
South Africa

Jody David Scheckter
Germany

Hans-Joachim Stuck
Switzerland

Marc Surer
France

Patrick Daniel Tambay
Canada

Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve
United Kingdom

John Marshall 'Wattie' Watson

Ricardo Héctor Zunino

Pos.	Driver	Arg	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	Points
1	Jody David Scheckter	Ret	6	2	2	4	1	1	7	5	4	4	2	1	4	Ret	51
2	Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve	Ret	5	1	1	7	7	Ret	2	14	8	2	Ret	2	2	1	53
3	Alan Stanley Jones	9	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	1	1	1	9	1	Ret	40
4	Jacques-Henri Laffite	1	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	8	Ret	3	3	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	36
5	Gianclaudio Giuseppe 'Clay' Regazzoni	10	15	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	6	1	2	5	Ret	3	3	Ret	29
6	Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler	4	2	Ret	5	1	Ret	5									22
7	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	2	3	5	Ret	2	4	3	13	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	25
8	René Alexandre Arnoux	Ret	Ret	Ret		9	Ret	Ret	3	2	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	17
9	John Marshall 'Wattie' Watson	3	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	4	11	4	5	9	Ret	Ret	6	6	15
10	Didier Joseph-Lovis Pironi	Ret	4	Ret	DSQ	6	3	Ret	Ret	10	9	7	Ret	10	5	3	14
11	Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier	Ret	Ret	3	6	5	11	Ret	5	3			Ret	6	Ret	Ret	14
12	Mario Gabriele Andretti	5	Ret	4	4	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	10	Ret	14
13	Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille	Ret	10	Ret		Ret	Ret	NC	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	9
14	Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	WD	4			4
15	Elio de Angelis	7	12	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	DNQ	16	12	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	3
16	Nelson Souto Maior Piquet	Ret	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	3
17	Jacques Bernard 'Jacky' Ickx								Ret	6	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	3
18	Jochen Richard Mass	8	7	12	9	8	Ret	6	15	Ret	6	Ret	6	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	3
19	Hans-Joachim Stuck	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DSQ	14	8	Ret		DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	5	2
20	Riccardo Gabriele 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	Héctor Alonso Rebaque	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		12	9	Ret	DNQ	7	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	0
23	Patrick Daniel Tambay	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	13	DNQ	DNQ	10	7	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
24	Ricardo Héctor Zunino														7	Ret	0
25	Geoffrey Lees										7						0
26	Derek Daly	11	13	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				8			Ret	Ret	0
27	James Simon Wallis Hunt	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret									0
28	Johannes 'Jan' Lammers	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	12	10	DNQ	18	11	10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	9	DNQ	0
29	Keijo Erik '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	Arturo Francesco 'Little Art' Merzario	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
35	Gianfranco Brancatelli					DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ									0
36	Alex Dias Ribeiro														DNQ	DNQ	0

C	Race cancelled
DNA	Did not arrive
DNP	Did not practice
DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
DNQ	Did not qualify
DNS	Did not start
DSQ	Disqualified
EX	Excluded
NC	Non-classified finish
PO	Practiced only
Ret	Did not finish
SHR	Shared Result
TD	Friday test driver
WD	Withdrew entry before the event

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