1979 Formula One Season

The 1979 Formula One season was the 30th season of the FIA Formula One motor racing. The Drivers' Championship was won by Ferrari's Jody Scheckter. Ferrari also won the Constructors' Championship.

Teams and DriversEdit

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine
Lotus-Ford Cosworth	79 80	G	1	Mario Andretti	All
Martini Racing Team Lotus	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		2	Carlos Reutemann	All
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	009	G	3	Didier Pironi	All
Team Tyrrell	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1-9, 12-15
			4	Geoff Lees	10
			4 33	Derek Daly	11, 14-15
Brabham-Alfa Romeo Brabham-Ford Cosworth	BT46 BT48 BT49	G	5	Niki Lauda	1-13
Parmalat Racing Team	Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		5	Ricardo Zunino	14-15
			6	Nelson Piquet	All
McLaren-Ford Cosworth	M26 M28 M28B M28C M29	G	7	John Watson	All
Marlboro Team McLaren	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		8	Patrick Tambay	All
ATS-Ford Cosworth	D2 D3	G	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	All
ATS Wheels	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0
Ferrari	312T3 312T4 312T4B	M	11	Jody Scheckter	All
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 015 F12 3.0		12	Gilles Villeneuve	All
Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	F5A F6 F6A	G	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
Fittipaldi Automotive	Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		19	Alex Ribeiro	14-15
Renault	RS01 RS10	M	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	All
Equipe Renault Elf	Renault EF1 V6t 1.5		16	René Arnoux	14-15

Driver changesEdit

Team changesEdit

CalendarEdit

Calendar changesEdit

Results, Standings and StatisticsEdit

ResultsEdit

Standings and StatisticsEdit

Non-Championship Race ResultsEdit