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The 1979 Formula 1 season

Jody Scheckter won the 1979 drivers' championship with 51 points, 4 ahead of Gilles Villeneuve.

1979 overview · Races · Drivers · Teams

Drivers' championship

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1Jody ScheckterFerrari351
2Gilles VilleneuveFerrari347
3Alan JonesWilliams440
4Jacques LaffiteLigier236
5Clay RegazzoniWilliams129
6Patrick DepaillerLigier120
7Carlos ReutemannTeam Lotus020
8René ArnouxRenault017
9John WatsonMcLaren015
10Didier PironiTyrrell014

Races

  1. Argentine Grand Prix, 21 January 1979: won by Jacques Laffite
  2. Brazilian Grand Prix, 4 February 1979: won by Jacques Laffite
  3. South African Grand Prix, 3 March 1979: won by Gilles Villeneuve
  4. United States Grand Prix West, 8 April 1979: won by Gilles Villeneuve
  5. Spanish Grand Prix, 29 April 1979: won by Patrick Depailler
  6. Belgian Grand Prix, 13 May 1979: won by Jody Scheckter
  7. Monaco Grand Prix, 27 May 1979: won by Jody Scheckter
  8. French Grand Prix, 1 July 1979: won by Jean-Pierre Jabouille
  9. British Grand Prix, 14 July 1979: won by Clay Regazzoni
  10. German Grand Prix, 29 July 1979: won by Alan Jones
  11. Austrian Grand Prix, 12 August 1979: won by Alan Jones
  12. Dutch Grand Prix, 26 August 1979: won by Alan Jones
  13. Italian Grand Prix, 9 September 1979: won by Jody Scheckter
  14. Canadian Grand Prix, 30 September 1979: won by Alan Jones
  15. United States Grand Prix, 7 October 1979: won by Gilles Villeneuve
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