# 1979 Formula 1 season

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World Champion: **Jody Scheckter** (Ferrari, South Africa).

## Specs and regulations
- Engine: 3.0 L naturally aspirated or 1.5 L turbo
- Points: 9 points for a win (9-6-4-3-2-1)
- Races: 15

## Calendar and winners
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Circuit | Winner | Team |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | 1979-01-21 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | Jacques Laffite | Ligier |
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 1979-02-04 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | Jacques Laffite | Ligier |
| 3 | South African Grand Prix | 1979-03-03 | Kyalami | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| 4 | United States Grand Prix West | 1979-04-08 | Long Beach | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| 5 | Spanish Grand Prix | 1979-04-29 | Jarama | Patrick Depailler | Ligier |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix | 1979-05-13 | Zolder | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
| 7 | Monaco Grand Prix | 1979-05-27 | Circuit de Monaco | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
| 8 | French Grand Prix | 1979-07-01 | Dijon-Prenois | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
| 9 | British Grand Prix | 1979-07-14 | Silverstone Circuit | Clay Regazzoni | Williams |
| 10 | German Grand Prix | 1979-07-29 | Hockenheimring | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 11 | Austrian Grand Prix | 1979-08-12 | Red Bull Ring | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 12 | Dutch Grand Prix | 1979-08-26 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 13 | Italian Grand Prix | 1979-09-09 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
| 14 | Canadian Grand Prix | 1979-09-30 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 15 | United States Grand Prix | 1979-10-07 | Watkins Glen | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |

## Drivers' standings (final)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Jody Scheckter](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/scheckter.md) | Ferrari | 51 | 3 |
| 2 | [Gilles Villeneuve](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/gilles-villeneuve.md) | Ferrari | 47 | 3 |
| 3 | [Alan Jones](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/jones.md) | Williams | 40 | 4 |
| 4 | [Jacques Laffite](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/laffite.md) | Ligier | 36 | 2 |
| 5 | [Clay Regazzoni](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/regazzoni.md) | Williams | 29 | 1 |
| 6 | [Patrick Depailler](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/depailler.md) | Ligier | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | [Carlos Reutemann](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/reutemann.md) | Team Lotus | 20 | 0 |
| 8 | [René Arnoux](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/arnoux.md) | Renault | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | [John Watson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/watson.md) | McLaren | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | [Didier Pironi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/pironi.md) | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | [Jean-Pierre Jarier](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/jarier.md) | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | [Mario Andretti](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/mario-andretti.md) | Team Lotus | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | [Jean-Pierre Jabouille](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/jabouille.md) | Renault | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | [Niki Lauda](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/lauda.md) | Brabham-Ford | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | [Elio de Angelis](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/angelis.md) | Shadow | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | [Nelson Piquet](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/piquet.md) | Brabham-Ford | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | [Jacky Ickx](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ickx.md) | Ligier | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | [Jochen Mass](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/mass.md) | Arrows | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | [Hans-Joachim Stuck](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/stuck.md) | ATS | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | [Riccardo Patrese](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/patrese.md) | Arrows | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | [Emerson Fittipaldi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/emerson-fittipaldi.md) | Fittipaldi | 1 | 0 |
| - | [Hector Rebaque](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/rebaque.md) | Rebaque | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Patrick Tambay](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/tambay.md) | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Ricardo Zunino](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/zunino.md) | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Geoff Lees](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/lees.md) | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Derek Daly](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/daly.md) | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| - | [James Hunt](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/hunt.md) | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Jan Lammers](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/lammers.md) | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Keke Rosberg](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/keke-rosberg.md) | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Vittorio Brambilla](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/brambilla.md) | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Patrick Gaillard](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/gaillard.md) | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Bruno Giacomelli](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/giacomelli.md) | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Marc Surer](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/surer.md) | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Arturo Merzario](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/merzario.md) | Merzario | 0 | 0 |

## Constructors' standings (final)
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Ferrari](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ferrari.md) | 113 | 6 |
| 2 | [Williams](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/williams.md) | 75 | 5 |
| 3 | [Ligier](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ligier.md) | 61 | 3 |
| 4 | [Team Lotus](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/team-lotus.md) | 39 | 0 |
| 5 | [Tyrrell](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/tyrrell.md) | 28 | 0 |
| 6 | [Renault](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/renault.md) | 26 | 1 |
| 7 | [McLaren](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/mclaren.md) | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | [Brabham-Alfa Romeo](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/brabham-alfa-romeo.md) | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | [Arrows](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/arrows.md) | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | [Shadow](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/shadow.md) | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | [ATS](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ats.md) | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | [Fittipaldi](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/fittipaldi.md) | 1 | 0 |
| - | [Brabham-Ford](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/brabham-ford.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Wolf](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/wolf.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Ensign](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ensign.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Alfa Romeo](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/alfa.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Rebaque](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/rebaque.md) | 0 | 0 |
| - | [Merzario](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/merzario.md) | 0 | 0 |

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