1979 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1979
- Name
- 1979 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1979
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
15 of 15 source-calendar events have race results; 15 have qualifying; 15 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran Premio de Argentina 1979 | 1979-01-21 | completed |
| 2 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1979 | 1979-02-04 | completed |
| 3 | Simba Grand Prix of South Africa 1979 | 1979-03-03 | completed |
| 4 | 1979 Lubri Lon Long Beach Grand Prix | 1979-04-08 | completed |
| 5 | Gran Premio de España 1979 | 1979-04-29 | completed |
| 6 | 1979 Belgian Grand Prix | 1979-05-13 | completed |
| 7 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1979 | 1979-05-27 | completed |
| 8 | Grand Prix de France 1979 | 1979-07-01 | completed |
| 9 | 1979 Marlboro British Grand Prix | 1979-07-14 | completed |
| 10 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1979 | 1979-07-29 | completed |
| 11 | Grosser Preis von Österreich 1979 | 1979-08-12 | completed |
| 12 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1979 | 1979-08-26 | completed |
| 13 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1979 | 1979-09-09 | completed |
| 14 | Grand Prix du Canada 1979 | 1979-09-30 | completed |
| 15 | 1979 Toyota United States Grand Prix | 1979-10-07 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 51 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 47 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 40 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 29 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 9 | John Watson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 18 | Jochen Mass | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 19 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 113 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Williams | Time not recorded · ford | 75 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Ligier | Time not recorded · ford | 61 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · ford | 39 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · ford | 28 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Renault | Time not recorded · renault | 26 |
| 7 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · ford | 15 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · alfa-romeo | 7 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Arrows | Time not recorded · ford | 5 |
| 10 | Not recorded | Shadow | Time not recorded · ford | 3 |
| 11 | Not recorded | ATS | Time not recorded · ford | 2 |
| 12 | Not recorded | Fittipaldi | Time not recorded · ford | 1 |