Formula 1 Standings 1979
36 drivers · 1979 season
PosDriverPointsGap
1
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
51pts
—
2
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
47pts
−4
3
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford
40pts
−11
4
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Ford
36pts
−15
5
Clay Regazzoni
Williams-Ford
29pts
−22
6
Patrick Depailler
Ligier-Ford
20pts
−31
7
Carlos Reutemann
Lotus-Ford
20pts
−31
8
René Arnoux
Renault
17pts
−34
9
John Watson
McLaren-Ford
15pts
−36
10
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell-Ford
14pts
−37
11
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell-Ford
14pts
−37
12
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford
14pts
−37
13
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
9pts
−42
14
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
4pts
−47
15
Elio de Angelis
Shadow-Ford
3pts
−48
16
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
3pts
−48
17
Jacky Ickx
Ligier-Ford
3pts
−48
18
Jochen Mass
Arrows-Ford
3pts
−48
19
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford
2pts
−49
20
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS-Ford
2pts
−49
21
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi-Ford
1pts
−50
22
Héctor Rebaque
Lotus-Ford
0pts
−51
23
Patrick Tambay
McLaren-Ford
0pts
−51
24
Ricardo Zunino
Brabham-Ford
0pts
−51
25
Geoff Lees
Tyrrell-Ford
0pts
−51
26
Derek Daly
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−51
27
James Hunt
Wolf-Ford
0pts
−51
28
Jan Lammers
Shadow-Ford
0pts
−51
29
Keke Rosberg
Wolf-Ford
0pts
−51
30
Vittorio Brambilla
Alfa Romeo
0pts
−51
31
Patrick Gaillard
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−51
32
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
0pts
−51
33
Arturo Merzario
Merzario-Ford
0pts
−51
34
Marc Surer
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−51
35
Gianfranco Brancatelli
Kauhsen-Ford
0pts
−51
36
Alex Ribeiro
Fittipaldi-Ford
0pts
−51
19 constructors · 1979 season
PosConstructorsPointsGap
1
Ferrari
113pts
—
2
Williams-Ford
75pts
−38
3
Ligier-Ford
61pts
−52
4
Lotus-Ford
39pts
−74
5
Tyrrell-Ford
28pts
−85
6
Renault
26pts
−87
7
McLaren-Ford
15pts
−98
8
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
7pts
−106
9
Arrows-Ford
5pts
−108
10
Shadow-Ford
3pts
−110
11
ATS-Ford
2pts
−111
12
Fittipaldi-Ford
1pts
−112
13
Brabham-Ford
0pts
−113
14
Wolf-Ford
0pts
−113
15
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−113
16
Alfa Romeo
0pts
−113
17
Merzario-Ford
0pts
−113
18
Rebaque-Ford
0pts
−113
19
Kauhsen-Ford
0pts
−113
Who won the 1979 Formula 1 Championship?
Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) won the 1979 Formula 1 championship with 51 points. Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) finished second on 47 points, 4 points behind, with Alan Jones (Williams-Ford) third on 40 points. These are the final standings for the 1979 Formula 1 season.
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