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1979 Season

15 rounds. Scheckter won the title by 4 points over Villeneuve; Ferrari won the constructors' championship by 38.

1979 race calendar with winners
RdGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
1Argentine Grand Prix21 JanJacques LaffiteLigier531:36:03.21
2Brazilian Grand Prix4 FebJacques LaffiteLigier401:40:09.64
3South African Grand Prix3 MarGilles VilleneuveFerrari781:41:49.96
4United States Grand Prix West8 AprGilles VilleneuveFerrari801:50:25.40
5Spanish Grand Prix29 AprPatrick DepaillerLigier751:39:11.84
6Belgian Grand Prix13 MayJody ScheckterFerrari701:39:59.53
7Monaco Grand Prix27 MayJody ScheckterFerrari761:55:22.48
8French Grand Prix1 JulJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault801:35:20.42
9British Grand Prix14 JulClay RegazzoniWilliams681:26:11.17
10German Grand Prix29 JulAlan JonesWilliams451:24:48.83
11Austrian Grand Prix12 AugAlan JonesWilliams541:27:38.01
12Dutch Grand Prix26 AugAlan JonesWilliams751:41:19.775
13Italian Grand Prix9 SepJody ScheckterFerrari501:22:00.22
14Canadian Grand Prix30 SepAlan JonesWilliams721:52:06.892
15United States Grand Prix7 OctGilles VilleneuveFerrari591:52:17.734
1979 drivers' championship standings
PosDriverNationalityTeamPtsGap
1Jody ScheckterSouth AfricanFerrari51
2Gilles VilleneuveCanadianFerrari47−4
3Alan JonesAustralianWilliams40−11
4Jacques LaffiteFrenchLigier36−15
5Clay RegazzoniSwissWilliams29−22
6Patrick DepaillerFrenchLigier20−31
7Carlos ReutemannArgentineTeam Lotus20−31
8René ArnouxFrenchRenault17−34
9John WatsonBritishMcLaren15−36
10Didier PironiFrenchTyrrell14−37
11Jean-Pierre JarierFrenchTyrrell14−37
12Mario AndrettiAmericanTeam Lotus14−37
13Jean-Pierre JabouilleFrenchRenault9−42
14Niki LaudaAustrianBrabham-Ford4−47
15Elio de AngelisItalianShadow3−48
16Nelson PiquetBrazilianBrabham-Ford3−48
17Jacky IckxBelgianLigier3−48
18Jochen MassGermanArrows3−48
19Hans-Joachim StuckGermanATS2−49
20Riccardo PatreseItalianArrows2−49
21Emerson FittipaldiBrazilianFittipaldi1−50
22Hector RebaqueMexicanRebaque0−51
23Patrick TambayFrenchMcLaren0−51
24Ricardo ZuninoArgentineBrabham-Ford0−51
25Geoff LeesBritishTyrrell0−51
26Derek DalyIrishTyrrell0−51
27James HuntBritishWolf0−51
28Jan LammersDutchShadow0−51
29Keke RosbergFinnishWolf0−51
30Vittorio BrambillaItalianAlfa Romeo0−51
31Patrick GaillardFrenchEnsign0−51
32Bruno GiacomelliItalianAlfa Romeo0−51
33Marc SurerSwissEnsign0−51
34Arturo MerzarioItalianMerzario0−51
35Gianfranco BrancatelliItalianMerzario0−51
36Alex RibeiroBrazilianFittipaldi0−51
1979 constructors' championship standings
PosTeamPtsGap
1Ferrari113
2Williams75−38
3Ligier61−52
4Team Lotus39−74
5Tyrrell28−85
6Renault26−87
7McLaren15−98
8Brabham-Alfa Romeo7−106
9Arrows5−108
10Shadow3−110
11ATS2−111
12Fittipaldi1−112
13Brabham-Ford0−113
14Wolf0−113
15Ensign0−113
16Alfa Romeo0−113
17Rebaque0−113
18Merzario0−113
19Kauhsen0−113