Position
1Points
51
Wins
3
Nationality
South African
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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
Head to head · 1979
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Standings
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Position
1Points
51
Wins
3
Nationality
South African
Position
2Points
47
Wins
3
Nationality
Canadian
Position
3Points
40
Wins
4
Nationality
Australian
Position
4Points
36
Wins
2
Nationality
French
Position
5Points
29
Wins
1
Nationality
Swiss
Position
6Points
20
Wins
1
Nationality
French
Position
7Points
20
Wins
0
Nationality
Argentine
Position
8Points
17
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
9Points
15
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
10Points
14
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
11Points
14
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
12Points
14
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
13Points
9
Wins
1
Nationality
French
Position
14Points
4
Wins
0
Nationality
Austrian
Position
15Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
16Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
Brazilian
Position
17Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
Belgian
Position
18Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
19Points
2
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
20Points
2
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
21Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
Brazilian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Mexican
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Argentine
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Irish
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Dutch
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Finnish
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Swiss
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Nationality | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FER | Ferrari | South African | 51 | 3 |
| 2 | FER | Ferrari | Canadian | 47 | 3 |
| 3 | WIL Alan Jones JON | Williams | Australian | 40 | 4 |
| 4 | LIG | Ligier | French | 36 | 2 |
| 5 | WIL | Williams | Swiss | 29 | 1 |
| 6 | LIG | Ligier | French | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | LOT | Team Lotus | Argentine | 20 | 0 |
| 8 | REN René Arnoux ARN | Renault | French | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | MCL John Watson WAT | McLaren | British | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | TYR | Tyrrell | French | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | TYR | Tyrrell | French | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | LOT | Team Lotus | American | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | REN | Renault | French | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | BRA Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford | Austrian | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | SHA | Shadow | Italian | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | BRA | Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford | Brazilian | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | LIG Jacky Ickx ICK | Ligier | Belgian | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | ARR Jochen Mass MAS | Arrows | German | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | ATS | ATS | German | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | ARR | Arrows | Italian | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FIT | Fittipaldi | Brazilian | 1 | 0 |
| — | LOT | Team Lotus, Rebaque | Mexican | 0 | 0 |
| — | MCL | McLaren | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | BRA | Brabham-Ford | Argentine | 0 | 0 |
| — | TYR Geoff Lees LEE | Tyrrell | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS Derek Daly DAL | Ensign, Tyrrell | Irish | 0 | 0 |
| — | WLF James Hunt HUN | Wolf | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | SHA Jan Lammers LAM | Shadow | Dutch | 0 | 0 |
| — | WLF Keke Rosberg ROS | Wolf | Finnish | 0 | 0 |
| — | ALF | Alfa Romeo | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS | Ensign | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | ALF | Alfa Romeo | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS Marc Surer SUR | Ensign | Swiss | 0 | 0 |
| — | MER | Merzario | Italian | 0 | 0 |