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Season review

1979 season

Jody Scheckter won the drivers' title.

Races

15

Different winners

7

Most wins

4

Alan Jones

Drivers

34

scored or classified

Races

Rounds

Drivers

Drivers' championship

Cumulative points
  • Scheckter
  • Villeneuve
  • Jones
  • Laffite
  • Regazzoni
  • Depailler
  • Rest of field
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RoundScheckterVilleneuveJonesLaffiteRegazzoniDepailler
R1 · Argentine GP000903
R2 · Brazilian GP1201809
R3 · South African GP71101809
R4 · United States GP West1320418011
R5 · Spanish GP1620418020
R6 · Belgian GP2520424020
R7 · Monaco GP3420424622
R8 · French GP3426724722
R9 · British GP36267241622
R10 · German GP392616282222
R11 · Austrian GP423225322422
R12 · Dutch GP483234362422
R13 · Italian GP573834362822
R14 · Canadian GP604443363222
R15 · United States GP605343363222

The chart adds up every point scored. The official table applies the rules of the time (dropped results, or only the best-placed car scoring for a team), so some totals below are lower.

Teams

Constructors' championship

Cumulative points
  • Ferrari
  • Williams
  • Ligier
  • Team Lotus
  • Tyrrell
  • Renault
  • Rest of field
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RoundFerrariWilliamsLigierTeam LotusTyrrellRenault
R1 · Argentine GP0012800
R2 · Brazilian GP30271230
R3 · South African GP180271770
R4 · United States GP West334292080
R5 · Spanish GP3643830110
R6 · Belgian GP4544433150
R7 · Monaco GP54104637150
R8 · French GP601446371713
R9 · British GP622347372119
R10 · German GP653851372119
R11 · Austrian GP744955372120
R12 · Dutch GP805861372120
R13 · Italian GP956261392220
R14 · Canadian GP1047561392420
R15 · United States GP1137561392826
PosTeamWinsGapPts
1Ferrari6113
2Williams5−3875
3Ligier3−5261
4Team Lotus−7439
5Tyrrell−8528
6Renault1−8726
7McLaren−9815
8Brabham-Alfa Romeo−1067
9Arrows−1085
10Shadow−1103
11ATS−1112
12Fittipaldi−1121
-Brabham-Ford−1130
-Wolf−1130
-Ensign−1130
-Alfa Romeo−1130
-Rebaque−1130
-Merzario−1130

Head to head

Teammate battles

Over the races in which both drivers had a result for the team. Qualifying: who qualified ahead (from the starting grid: there is no qualifying data for this season). Race: who finished ahead, counted only when both were classified. Points: race and sprint points from those races, before dropped results (not every result counted towards the championship). In early seasons the team is the chassis maker, so privateers in the same make count as teammates; the Indianapolis 500 is left out.