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Race Archive
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Championship evolution
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Head to head · 1979
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Season snapshot
Drivers' champion
FERJody Scheckter
51 points
Constructors' champion
FERFerrari
113 points
Classified drivers
34
Total drivers in standings
Classified teams
18
Total constructors in standings
Standings
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Position
1Driver
Jody Scheckter
Constructor
Ferrari
Car · 312T3 / 312T4 / 312T4B
Points
51
Wins
3
Nationality
South African
Position
2Driver
Gilles Villeneuve
Constructor
Ferrari
Car · 312T3 / 312T4 / 312T4B
Points
47
Wins
3
Nationality
Canadian
Position
3Driver
Alan Jones
Constructor
Williams
Car · FW06 / FW07
Points
40
Wins
4
Nationality
Australian
Position
4Driver
Jacques Laffite
Constructor
Ligier
Car · JS11
Points
36
Wins
2
Nationality
French
Position
5Driver
Clay Regazzoni
Constructor
Williams
Car · FW06 / FW07
Points
29
Wins
1
Nationality
Swiss
Position
6Driver
Patrick Depailler
Constructor
Ligier
Car · JS11
Points
20
Wins
1
Nationality
French
Position
7Driver
Carlos Reutemann
Constructor
Team Lotus
Points
20
Wins
0
Nationality
Argentine
Position
8Driver
René Arnoux
Constructor
Renault
Car · RS01 / RS10
Points
17
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
9Driver
John Watson
Constructor
McLaren
Car · M26 / M28 / M28B / M28C / M29
Points
15
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
10Driver
Didier Pironi
Constructor
Tyrrell
Car · 009
Points
14
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
11Driver
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Constructor
Tyrrell
Car · 009
Points
14
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
12Driver
Mario Andretti
Constructor
Team Lotus
Points
14
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
13Driver
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Constructor
Renault
Car · RS01 / RS10
Points
9
Wins
1
Nationality
French
Position
14Driver
Niki Lauda
Constructor
Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford
Points
4
Wins
0
Nationality
Austrian
Position
15Driver
Elio de Angelis
Constructor
Shadow
Car · DN9
Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
16Driver
Nelson Piquet
Constructor
Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford
Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
Brazilian
Position
17Driver
Jacky Ickx
Constructor
Ligier
Car · JS11
Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
Belgian
Position
18Driver
Jochen Mass
Constructor
Arrows
Car · A1 / A2
Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
19Driver
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Constructor
ATS
Car · D2 / D3
Points
2
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
20Driver
Riccardo Patrese
Constructor
Arrows
Car · A1 / A2
Points
2
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
21Driver
Emerson Fittipaldi
Constructor
Fittipaldi
Car · F5A / F6 / F6A
Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
Brazilian
Position
—Driver
Hector Rebaque
Constructor
Team Lotus, Rebaque
Car · HR100
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Mexican
Position
—Driver
Patrick Tambay
Constructor
McLaren
Car · M26 / M28 / M28B / M28C / M29
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Driver
Ricardo Zunino
Constructor
Brabham-Ford
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Argentine
Position
—Driver
Geoff Lees
Constructor
Tyrrell
Car · 009
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Derek Daly
Constructor
Ensign, Tyrrell
Car · N177 / N179, 009
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Irish
Position
—Driver
James Hunt
Constructor
Wolf
Car · WR7 / WR8 / WR9
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Jan Lammers
Constructor
Shadow
Car · DN9
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Dutch
Position
—Driver
Keke Rosberg
Constructor
Wolf
Car · WR7 / WR8 / WR9
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Finnish
Position
—Driver
Vittorio Brambilla
Constructor
Alfa Romeo
Car · 177 / 179
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Patrick Gaillard
Constructor
Ensign
Car · N177 / N179
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Driver
Bruno Giacomelli
Constructor
Alfa Romeo
Car · 177 / 179
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Marc Surer
Constructor
Ensign
Car · N177 / N179
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Swiss
Position
—Driver
Arturo Merzario
Constructor
Merzario
Car · A1B / A2 / A4
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Nationality | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FER | Ferrari 312T3 / 312T4 / 312T4B | South African | 51 | 3 |
| 2 | FER | Ferrari 312T3 / 312T4 / 312T4B | Canadian | 47 | 3 |
| 3 | WIL Alan Jones JON | Williams FW06 / FW07 | Australian | 40 | 4 |
| 4 | LIG | Ligier JS11 | French | 36 | 2 |
| 5 | WIL | Williams FW06 / FW07 | Swiss | 29 | 1 |
| 6 | LIG | Ligier JS11 | French | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | TEA | Team Lotus | Argentine | 20 | 0 |
| 8 | REN René Arnoux ARN | Renault RS01 / RS10 | French | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | MCL John Watson WAT | McLaren M26 / M28 / M28B / M28C / M29 | British | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | TYR | Tyrrell 009 | French | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | TYR | Tyrrell 009 | French | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | TEA | Team Lotus | American | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | REN | Renault RS01 / RS10 | French | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | BRA Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford | Austrian | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | SHA | Shadow DN9 | Italian | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | BRA | Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford | Brazilian | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | LIG Jacky Ickx ICK | Ligier JS11 | Belgian | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | ARR Jochen Mass MAS | Arrows A1 / A2 | German | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | ATS | ATS D2 / D3 | German | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | ARR | Arrows A1 / A2 | Italian | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FIT | Fittipaldi F5A / F6 / F6A | Brazilian | 1 | 0 |
| — | TEA | Team Lotus, Rebaque HR100 | Mexican | 0 | 0 |
| — | MCL | McLaren M26 / M28 / M28B / M28C / M29 | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | BRA | Brabham-Ford | Argentine | 0 | 0 |
| — | TYR Geoff Lees LEE | Tyrrell 009 | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS Derek Daly DAL | Ensign, Tyrrell N177 / N179, 009 | Irish | 0 | 0 |
| — | WLF James Hunt HUN | Wolf WR7 / WR8 / WR9 | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | SHA Jan Lammers LAM | Shadow DN9 | Dutch | 0 | 0 |
| — | WLF Keke Rosberg ROS | Wolf WR7 / WR8 / WR9 | Finnish | 0 | 0 |
| — | ALF | Alfa Romeo 177 / 179 | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS | Ensign N177 / N179 | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | ALF | Alfa Romeo 177 / 179 | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS Marc Surer SUR | Ensign N177 / N179 | Swiss | 0 | 0 |
| — | MER | Merzario A1B / A2 / A4 | Italian | 0 | 0 |
Race weekends
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