1979 Formula One Season

1979 FIA Formula One World Championship

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1979 World Champion, Jody Scheckter

Season data

Number of races

15

First race

Argentine Grand Prix

Last race

United States Grand Prix

Tyre suppliers

G M

Drivers' World Championship

Champion

Jody Scheckter
51 points

Runners-up

Gilles Villeneuve
47 points

3rd

Alan Jones
40 points

Constructors' World Championship

Champions

Ferrari
113 points

Runners-up

Williams-Ford Cosworth
75 points

3rd

Ligier-Ford Cosworth
61 points

The 1979 Formula One season, alternately known as the 1979 FIA Formula One World Championship, was the 30th season of World Championship racing organised by the FIA to the Formula One rulebook. 1979 proved to be a season of intrigue and a changing of the guard, with former Champions retiring, new manufacturers arriving, and FISA and FOCA drawing battle lines as they continued to fight for control over the series.

Mario Andretti would start the season as the defending drivers' Champion, while his team, Lotus-Ford Cosworth campaigned as the defending holders of the International Cup for Constructors.^[1] They duly started the 1979 season as the favourites having introduced the concept of ground-effect to Formula One, with fifteen races scheduled between January and October.^[2]

However, the opening round in Argentina underlined how far the ground-effect revolution had come, for Ligier racer Jacques Laffite swept to victory, the first for himself and the French constructor.^[2] The Frenchman duly made it two from two with pole, victory and fastest lap in Brazil, before Gilles Villeneuve claimed victory at the following two rounds.^[3]

Patrick Depailler was the next winner of the season, claiming the honours in Spain, followed by two victories for Jody Scheckter.^[4] Indeed, the South African ace would make his bid for the Championship with a series of strong finishes across the first half of the season, with Villeneuve, Laffite and Depailler all failing to register major points if they failed to win.^[4]

The second half of the season would see the rise of Renault and Williams, with Jean-Pierre Jabouille claiming a historic victory for Renault at their home race at Dijon Prenois.^[5] Clay Regazzoni was the next winner, before Alan Jones went on a run of three consecutive victories, although Scheckter's consistent scoring ensured that the Australian was too far back to challenge for the crown.^[6]

Indeed, Scheckter and Ferrari would secure their crowns at the 1979 Italian Grand Prix, with the South African sweeping to victory ahead of teammate Villeneuve.^[7] The Canadian ace then enjoyed a race long battle with Jones for victory on his home soil, with Jones ultimately emerging ahead, before ending the season with victory at the season finale at Watkins Glen.^[8]

Outside of the fight for the Championship there would be sweeping changes at McLaren, a complete collapse from Lotus, and the return of Alfa Romeo. Niki Lauda would also call time on his F1 career, although would ultimately return in 1982, as did 1976 Champion James Hunt at Le Mans legend Jacky Ickx.

BackgroundEdit

Teams and DriversEdit

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine		No.	Driver	Rounds

Lotus-Ford Cosworth	79 80	G	1	Mario Andretti	All
Martini Racing Team Lotus	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		2	Carlos Reutemann	All

Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	009	G	3	Didier Pironi	All
Team Tyrrell Candy Team Tyrrell	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1–9, 12–15
			4	Geoff Lees	11
			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 3.0 F12 Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		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 Löwenbräu Team McLaren	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		8	Patrick Tambay	All

ATS-Ford Cosworth	D2 D3	G	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	All
ATS Wheels	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	All

Ferrari	312T3 312T4	M	11	Jody Scheckter	All
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		12	Jacques Villeneuve	All

Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	F5A F6 F6A	G	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	All
Fittipaldi Automotive	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		19	Alex Ribeiro	14–15

Renault	RS01 RS10	M	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	All
Equipe Renault Elf	Renault EF1 1.6 V6t		16	René Arnoux	All

Shadow-Ford Cosworth	DN9	G	17	Jan Lammers	All
Samson Shadow Racing Team Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		18	Elio de Angelis	All

Wolf-Ford Cosworth	WR7 WR8 WR9	G	20	James Hunt	1–7
Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		20	Keke Rosberg	8–15

Ensign-Ford Cosworth	N177 N179	G	22	Derek Daly	1–7
Team Ensign	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		22	Patrick Gaillard	8–12
			22	Marc Surer	13–15

Merzario-Ford Cosworth	A1B A2 A4	G	24	Arturo Merzario	1–6, 8–15
Team Merzario	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		24	Gianfranco Brancatelli	7

Ligier-Ford Cosworth	JS11	G	25	Patrick Depailler	1–7
Ligier Gitanes	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		25	Jacky Ickx	8–15
			26	Jacques Laffite	All

Williams-Ford Cosworth	FW06 FW07	G	27	Alan Jones	All
Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		28	Clay Regazzoni	All

Arrows-Ford Cosworth	A1 A2	G	29	Riccardo Patrese	All
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		30	Jochen Mass	All

Lotus-Ford Cosworth Rebaque-Ford Cosworth	79 HR100	G	31	Héctor Rebaque	1–6, 8–15
Team Rebaque	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		31	Héctor Rebaque	1–6, 8–15

Alfa Romeo	177 179	G	35	Bruno Giacomelli	6, 8, 13, 15
Autodelta	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12 Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12		36	Vittorio Brambilla	13–15

Kauhsen-Ford Cosworth	WK	G	36	Gianfranco Brancatelli	5–6
Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		36	Gianfranco Brancatelli	5–6

Driver changesEdit

Team changesEdit

CalendarEdit

The calendar for the 1979 World Championship tour would follow the 1978 almost identically, with some minor revisions and a late cancellation. The biggest change would be a swap between Spain and Monaco, with the latter moving to late May, while the 1979 Swedish Grand Prix was cancelled in early June after failing to secure funding. The second half of the season was then identical to how it had been in 1978, albeit with the season finale switching back to Watkins Glen.

World Championship ScheduleEdit

Outlined below is the full calendar for the 1979 FIA Formula One World Championship:

Round	Grand Prix	Date

		21 January
Official Title	XV Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina
Circuit	Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Location	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lap distance	5.968 km (3.709 mi)
Race distance	316.314 km (196.59 mi)
Date	21 January	Laps	53
Local time	14:00 BACF	UTC	11:00

		4 February
Official Title	VIII Grande Premio do Brasil
Circuit	Autódromo do Interlagos
Location	São Paulo, Brazil
Lap distance	7.874 km (4.894 mi)
Race distance	314.069 km (195.195 mi)
Date	4 February	Laps	40
Local time	14:00 BRT	UTC	17:00

		3 March
Official Title	XXV Simba Grand Prix of South Africa
Circuit	Kyalami
Location	Gauteng, South Africa
Lap distance	4.104 km (2.551 mi)
Race distance	320.112 km (198.951 mi)
Date	3 March	Laps	78
Local time	14:00 SAST	UTC	12:00

		8 April
Official Title	V Lubri Lon Grand Prix of Long Beach
Circuit	Long Beach street circuit
Location	Long Beach, California, United States
Lap distance	3.251 km (2.021 mi)
Race distance	261.750 km (162.679 mi)
Date	8 April	Laps	80
Local time	14:00 PST	UTC	22:00

		29 April
Official Title	XXV Gran Premio de España
Circuit	Circuito del Jarama
Location	Jarama, Spain
Lap distance	3.404 km (2.116 mi)
Race distance	255.300 km (158.67 mi)
Date	29 April	Laps	75
Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00

		13 May
Official Title	XXXVII Grote Prijs van Belgie
Circuit	Zolder
Location	Heusden-Zolder, Limburg, Belgium
Lap distance	4.262 km (2.649 mi)
Race distance	298.340 km (185.42 mi)
Date	13 May	Laps	70
Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00

		27 May
Official Title	XXXVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Circuit	Circuit de Monaco
Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Lap distance	3.312 km (2.058 mi)
Race distance	251.712 km (156.44 mi)
Date	27 May	Laps	76
Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00

		1 July
Official Title	LXV Grand Prix de France
Circuit	Dijon-Prenois
Location	Dijon, France
Lap distance	3.801 km (2.362 mi)
Race distance	304.080 km (188.987 mi)
Date	1 July	Laps	80
Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00

		14 July
Official Title	XXXII Marlboro British Grand Prix
Circuit	Silverstone
Location	Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Lap distance	4.719 km (2.933 mi)
Race distance	320.892 km (199.436 mi)
Date	14 July	Laps	68
Local time	15:00 BST	UTC	14:00

		29 July
Official Title	XLI Großer Preis von Deutschland
Circuit	Hockenheimring
Location	Hockenheim, Baden-Württemburg, West Germany
Lap distance	6.789 km (4.219 mi)
Race distance	305.505 km (189.873 mi)
Date	29 July	Laps	45
Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00

		12 August
Official Title	XVII Großer Preis von Österreich
Circuit	Österreichring
Location	Spielburg, Styria, Austria
Lap distance	5.941 km (3.692 mi)
Race distance	320.814 km (199.387 mi)
Date	12 August	Laps	54
Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00

		26 August
Official Title	XXVI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Circuit	Circuit Zandvoort
Location	Zandvoort, Netherlands
Lap distance	4.252 km (2.643 mi)
Race distance	318.900 km (198.198 mi)
Date	26 August	Laps	75
Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00

		9 September
Official Title	L Gran Premio d'Italia
Circuit	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Location	Monza, Lombardy, Italy
Lap distance	5.800 km (3.605 mi)
Race distance	290.000 km (180.236 mi)
Date	9 September	Laps	50
Local time	14:00 CEST	UTC	12:00

		30 September
Official Title	XVIII Grand Prix du Canada
Circuit	Circuit Île Notre-Dame
Location	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Lap distance	4.410 km (2.741 mi)
Race distance	317.520 km (197.34 mi)
Date	30 September	Laps	72
Local time	14:00 EDT	UTC	18:00

		7 October
Official Title	22nd Grand Prix of the United States
Circuit	Watkins Glen
Location	Watkins Glen, New York State, United States
Lap distance	5.435 km (3.378 mi)
Race distance	320.665 km (199.295 mi)
Date	7 October	Laps	59
Local time	14:00 EDT	UTC	18:00

Non-Championship RacesEdit

There would also be three non-Championship races open to the World Championship entrants, including the return of the Race of Champions. The second race was staged at Donington Park and named the Gunnar Nilsson Memorial Trophy, although it was held as a time trial rather than race. The third and final Grand Prix would be held at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari as a test event for the circuit to take over the Italian Grand Prix in 1980.

Date	Event	Circuit	Report
15 April	XIII Marlboro/Daily Mail Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	Report
3 June	Gunnar Nilsson Memorial Trophy	Donington Park	Report
16 September	Dino Ferrari Grand Prix	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	Report

Season ReportEdit

Pre-seasonEdit

Round 1: 1979 Argentine Grand PrixEdit

The 1979 World Championship tour would kick off on the 21 January, with the Argentine Grand Prix hosting the opening round.^[2] There would be a surprise to the season, however, as Ligier swept to a front-row lock-out in qualifying, with Jacques Laffite claiming pole ahead of teammate Patrick Depailler.^[2] However, the start of the race would see a huge accident thin the field and stop the race almost before it began, with Didier Pironi, Patrick Tambay, Nelson Piquet, Jody Scheckter and Arturo Merzario left on the sidelines with heavy damage.^[2]

The second start saw Depailler leap into an early lead, while Laffite fell to fourth behind Jean-Pierre Jarier and John Watson.^[2] Laffite then produced the charge of his life to climb back into the lead before the end of lap eleven, before powering away from Depailler.^[2] He duly cruised home to claim a dominant victory, while Carlos Reutemann and Watson moved onto the podium as a misfire caused Depailler's pace to collapse late on.^[2]

Round 2: 1979 Brazilian Grand PrixEdit

Laffite Brazilian Grand Prix 1979 — Jacques Laffite would win the Brazilian Grand Prix at a canter, also collecting fastest lap and his maiden Grand Chelem.

Ligier again proved to be the chassis to beat at the Brazilian Grand Prix, with Laffite and Depailler again securing a front-row lock-out for the French squad.^[9] Reutemann led the anti-Ligier charge from third ahead of World Champion teammate Mario Andretti, while the Ferraris shared the third row.^[9] However, things would not go Ligier's way at the start of the race, for Reutemann was able to charge through to take second from Depailler, as Laffite swept into the lead.^[9]

Laffite duly powered away to claim his second straight victory, as well as a maiden Grand Chelem as he collected fastest lap and led every tour of the Autódromo do Interlagos.^[9] Depailler, meanwhile, would power past Reutemann early on before charging away to claim second, with the Argentine left to fight teammate Andretti for third.^[9] Mechanical fatigue eventually saw Reutemann secure the final podium spot, with Pironi, Gilles Villeneuve and Scheckter completing the points after stopping for fresh tyres.^[9]

Round 3: 1979 South African Grand PrixEdit

The XXV Simba Grand Prix of South Africa would serve as the third race of the season in early March, and would see a French built car again sweep to pole.^[10] However, this car would not be a Ligier, rather a turbocharged Renault in the hands of Jean-Pierre Jabouille.^[10] Indeed, it was a historic day for F1, for Jabouille became the first man to claim pole in a turbocharged car, a sign of things to come in the following decade.^[10]

Restart 1979 South African Grand Prix — Gilles Villeneuve aced the restart to lead the South African Grand Prix, before sweeping home to claim victory.

A cloud burst during the opening lap of the race ultimately saw the race stopped at the end of the second lap, with Villeneuve having scrambled ahead of Jabouille.^[10] The Canadian duly lined up on pole for the restart, and subsequently sprinted away as the lights went out, followed by teammate Scheckter.^[10] Jabouille, meanwhile, decided to start the race on slicks in spite of the sodden track, and hence paid the price as the two Ferraris sprinted away.^[10]

However, the circuit would quickly dry, forcing the two Ferraris to stop for slicks mid-race.^[10] Villeneuve would rejoin in second, behind Scheckter, although that was only because the South African ace opted to hold onto his wets through until lap 53.^[10] Once he stopped Villeneuve was left to power home to another impressive victory, while Scheckter charged hard on his fresh slicks to claim second ahead of Jarier.^[10]

Round 4: 1979 United States Grand Prix WestEdit

The F1 circus headed back across the Atlantic for the fourth race of the season, landing at the Long Beach Street Circuit for the annual scramble in the streets of California.^[3] Qualifying would see Villeneuve sweep to pole ahead of Reutemann, while Scheckter beat Depailler to third.^[3] Indeed, the only blot on the Canadian's copy book would come on raceday, with the Canadian at fault for two false starts.^[3]

Start 1979 US GP West — Gilles Villeneuve powered through to his maiden Grand Chelem at Long Beach, having held the lead at the start in the #12 Ferrari.

However, once the race did eventually get underway there would be no stopping Villeneuve, who duly sprinted away to claim a dominant victory.^[3] The Canadian would also secure his maiden Grand Chelem as he danced his Ferrari to fastest lap, while teammate Scheckter had to battle back from a poor opening lap to claim second.^[3] Alan Jones, meanwhile, would elbow his way through to third having endured a race long fight with Depailler and Jarier.^[3]

Round 5: 1979 Spanish Grand PrixEdit

F1 arrived in Europe for the first time in 1979 on the 29 April, with the World Championship field massing at the Circuito del Jarama for the Spanish Grand Prix.^[11] Qualifying would see Ligier return to their early form, Laffite sweeping to pole ahead of Depailler, while fresh-faced Championship leader Villeneuve beat defending Champion Andretti to third.^[11] Unfortunately for Villeneuve his hopes of claiming a third victory of the season would evaporate early on, as the Canadian bounced off the side of Reutemann on the opening tour after making a poor start.^[11]

Reutemann Villeneuve Scheckter 1979 Spanish Grand Prix — Villeneuve through away his chance of victory with an ambitious lunge at Reutemann at the start, only succeeding in pitching himself into a spin.

Out front, meanwhile, Depailler would power past Laffite at the start, before the two blasted away to fight a private duel for victory.^[11] However, Laffite would ultimately ruin his race when his best opportunity to take the lead came, with an inopportune gear change causing his Ford Cosworth to detonate on lap fifteen.^[11] Depailler was hence left on his own at the head of the field, having amassed a huge lead in the opening stages.^[11]

The fight for the other podium spots would, however, rage throughout the rest of the race with Reutemann, Andretti, Scheckter and Niki Lauda all fighting hard.^[11] Ultimately mechanical fatigue eliminated Lauda, while tyre fatigue saw Scheckter drop behind both Loti late on.^[11] Reutemann hence claimed second ahead of Andretti and the South African, while Jarier and Pironi just held on to deny a charging Villeneuve a point.^[11]

Round 6: 1979 Belgian Grand PrixEdit

The Belgian Grand Prix would host yet another surprise for F1's class of 1979, with Alfa Romeo returning the field as a factory team for the first time since the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix.^[12] Bruno Giacomelli was given the honour of representing the Quadrifoglio, and while he managed to qualify for the race, he was someway off the outright pace.^[12] Indeed, pole would instead go to Laffite for the fourth time in 1979, with Depailler and Nelson Piquet, using an Alfa engined Brabham at the head of the grid.^[12]

Giacomelli de Angelis Piquet 1979 Belgian Grand Prix — Bruno Giacomelli became the first factory driver for Alfa Romeo to drive in F1 since Juan Manuel Fangio in 1951.

It was advantage Depailler off the line, with the Frenchman powering past his teammate with ease as Laffite spun his wheels.^[12] Indeed, Laffite dropped behind both Piquet and Jones at the start, with Jones also managing to elbow the Brazilian out of the way to claim second at the end of the opening tour.^[12] The Ferraris and Clay Regazzoni subsequently joined the fray on the second lap, with Scheckter and Villeneuve both smacking the Swiss ace to leave the Williams with heavy damage.^[12]

Out front, meanwhile, Depailler would be caught and passed by a recovering Laffite, until both Ligiers hit tyre trouble.^[12] That briefly allowed Jones to lead until his race was ended by an electrical failure, with Depailler subsequently inheriting the lead until he went straight into the barriers with horrendous understeer.^[12] Laffite hence regained the lead, although a lack of grip meant he was powerless to prevent Scheckter sweeping through late on to claim victory.^[12]

Round 7: 1979 Monaco Grand PrixEdit

Round 8: 1979 French Grand PrixEdit

Round 9: 1979 British Grand PrixEdit

Round 10: 1979 German Grand PrixEdit

Round 11: 1979 Austrian Grand PrixEdit

Round 12: 1979 Dutch Grand PrixEdit

Round 13: 1979 Italian Grand PrixEdit

Round 14: 1979 Canadian Grand PrixEdit

Round 15: 1979 United States Grand PrixEdit

ResultsEdit

Round	Event				Report
Round	Grid		Result		Report

Argentine Grand Prix			Report
Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1	Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth	Fastest Lap
Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2	Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Cosworth	Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth
Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Cosworth	3	John Watson McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:46.91 on Lap 42

Brazilian Grand Prix			Report
Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1	Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth	Fastest Lap
Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2	Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Cosworth	Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth
Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Cosworth	3	Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2:28.76 on Lap 23

South African Grand Prix			Report
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault	1	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Fastest Lap
Jody Scheckter Ferrari	2	Jody Scheckter Ferrari	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	3	Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:14.412 on Lap 23

United States Grand Prix West			Report
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	1	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Fastest Lap
Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Cosworth	2	Jody Scheckter Ferrari	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Jody Scheckter Ferrari	3	Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:21.20 on Lap ?

Spanish Grand Prix			Report
Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1	Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Cosworth	Fastest Lap
Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2	Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Cosworth	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	3	Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:16.44 on Lap 72

Belgian Grand Prix			Report
Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1	Jody Scheckter Ferrari	Fastest Lap
Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Cosworth	2	Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo	3	Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:23.09 on Lap 63

Monaco Grand Prix			Report
Jody Scheckter Ferrari	1	Jody Scheckter Ferrari	Fastest Lap
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	2	Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Cosworth	Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Cosworth
Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford Cosworth	3	Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:28.82 on Lap 69

French Grand Prix			Report
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault	1	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault	Fastest Lap
René Arnoux Renault	2	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	René Arnoux Renault
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	3	René Arnoux Renault	1:09.16 on Lap 71

British Grand Prix			Report
Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	1	Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Cosworth	Fastest Lap
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault	2	René Arnoux Renault	Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Cosworth
Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo	3	Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:14.40 on Lap 39

German Grand Prix			Report
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault	1	Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	Fastest Lap
Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	2	Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Cosworth	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth	3	Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:51.89 on Lap 40

Austrian Grand Prix			Report
René Arnoux Renault	1	Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	Fastest Lap
Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	2	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	René Arnoux Renault
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault	3	Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:35.77 on Lap 40

Dutch Grand Prix			Report
René Arnoux Renault	1	Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	Fastest Lap
Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	2	Jody Scheckter Ferrari	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Cosworth	3	Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:19.438 on Lap 39

Italian Grand Prix			Report
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault	1	Jody Scheckter Ferrari	Fastest Lap
René Arnoux Renault	2	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Jody Scheckter Ferrari	3	Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:35.60 on Lap 46

Canadian Grand Prix			Report
Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	1	Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	Fastest Lap
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	2	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth
Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Cosworth	3	Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:31.272 on Lap 65

United States Grand Prix			Report
Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth	1	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Fastest Lap
Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Cosworth	2	René Arnoux Renault	Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Cosworth
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	3	Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:40.054 on Lap 51

StandingsEdit

1979 FIA Formula One World Championship for DriversEdit

Outlined below are the full final standings from the 1979 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers:

World Championship for Drivers
Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pts.
Pos.	Driver																Pts.
1st	Scheckter	Ret	6th	2nd	2nd	4th	1st	1st	7th	5th	4th	4th	2nd	1st	4th	Ret	51 (60)
2nd	Villeneuve	Ret	5th	1st	1st	7th	7th	Ret	2nd	14th	8th	2nd	Ret	2nd	2nd	1st	47 (53)
3rd	Jones	9th	Ret	Ret	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	1st	1st	1st	9th	1st	Ret	40 (43)
4th	Laffite	1st	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	Ret	8th	Ret	3rd	3rd	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	36
5th	Regazzoni	10th	15th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	6th	1st	2nd	5th	Ret	3rd	3rd	Ret	29 (32)
6th	Depailler	4th	2nd	Ret	5th	1st	Ret	5th									20 (22)
=	Reutemann	2nd	3rd	5th	Ret	2nd	4th	3rd	13th	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	20 (25)
8th	Arnoux	Ret	Ret	Ret	WD	9th	Ret	Ret	3rd	2nd	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	17
9th	Watson	3rd	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	4th	11th	4th	5th	9th	Ret	Ret	6th	6th	15
10th	Pironi	Ret	4th	Ret	DSQ	6th	3rd	Ret	Ret	10th	9th	7th	Ret	10th	5th	3rd	14
=	Jarier	Ret	DNS	3rd	6th	5th	11th	Ret	5th	3rd			Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	14
=	Andretti	5th	Ret	4th	4th	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	10th	Ret	14
13th	Jabouille	Ret	10th	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	8th	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14th	Ret	Ret	9
14th	Lauda	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th			4
15th	de Angelis	7th	12th	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	16th	12th	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	3
=	Piquet	Ret	Ret	7th	8th	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	3
=	Ickx								Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	3
=	Mass	8th	7th	12th	9th	8th	Ret	6th	15th	Ret	6th	Ret	6th	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	3
19th	Patrese	DNS	9th	11th	Ret	10th	5th	Ret	14th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	Ret	Ret	2
=	Stuck	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DSQ	14th	8th	Ret	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	5th	2
21st	Fittipaldi	6th	11th	13th	Ret	11th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	8th	7th	1
—	Rebaque	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		12th	9th	Ret	DNQ	7th	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	0
—	Tambay	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	13th	DNQ	DNQ	10th	7th	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
—	Zunino														7th	Ret	0
—	Lees										7th						0
—	Daly	11th	13th	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				8th			Ret	Ret	0
—	Hunt	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret									0
—	Lammers	Ret	14th	Ret	Ret	12th	10th	DNQ	18th	11th	10th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	9th	DNQ	0
—	Rosberg								9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	0
—	Brambilla													12th	Ret	DNQ	0
—	Gaillard								DNQ	13th	DNQ	Ret	DNQ				0
—	Giacomelli						Ret		17th					Ret		Ret	0
—	Merzario	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
—	Surer													DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
—	Brancatelli					DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ									0
—	Ribeiro														DNQ	DNQ	0
Pos.	Driver																Pts.
Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pts.

1979 FIA Formula One International Cup for ConstructorsEdit

Outlined below are the full final standings from the 1979 FIA Formula One International Cup for Constructors:

International Cup for Constructors
Pos.	Team	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pts.
Pos.	Team	No.																Pts.
1st	Ferrari	11	Ret	6th	2nd	2nd	4th	1st	1st	7th	5th	4th	4th	2nd	1st	4th	Ret	113
1st	Ferrari	12	Ret	5th	1st	1st	7th	7th	Ret	2nd	14th	8th	2nd	Ret	2nd	2nd	1st	113
2nd	Williams-Ford Cosworth	27	9th	Ret	Ret	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	1st	1st	1st	9th	1st	Ret	75
2nd	Williams-Ford Cosworth	28	10th	15th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	6th	1st	2nd	5th	Ret	3rd	3rd	Ret	75
3rd	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	25	4th	2nd	Ret	5th	1st	Ret	5th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	61
3rd	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	26	1st	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	Ret	8th	Ret	3rd	3rd	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	61
4th	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	5th	Ret	4th	4th	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	10th	Ret	39
		2	2nd	3rd	5th	Ret	2nd	4th	3rd	13th	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret
		31	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		12th	9th	Ret	DNQ	7th
5th	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	3	Ret	4th	Ret	DSQ	6th	3rd	Ret	Ret	10th	9th	7th	Ret	10th	5th	3rd	28
		4	Ret	DNS	3rd	6th	5th	11th	Ret	5th	3rd	7th	8th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret
		33														Ret	Ret
6th	Renault	15	Ret	10th	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	8th	1st	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14th	Ret	Ret	26
6th	Renault	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	WD	9th	Ret	Ret	3rd	2nd	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	26
7th	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	7	3rd	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	4th	11th	4th	5th	9th	Ret	Ret	6th	6th	15
7th	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	8	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	13th	DNQ	DNQ	10th	7th	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15
8th	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	5	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th			7
8th	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	6	Ret	Ret	7th	8th	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	4th	Ret			7
9th	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	29	DNS	9th	11th	Ret	10th	5th	Ret	14th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	Ret	Ret	5
9th	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	30	8th	7th	12th	9th	8th	Ret	6th	15th	Ret	6th	Ret	6th	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	5
10th	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	17	Ret	14th	Ret	Ret	12th	10th	DNQ	18th	11th	10th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	9th	DNQ	7
10th	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	18	7th	12th	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	DNQ	16th	12th	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	7
11th	ATS-Ford Cosworth	9	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DSQ	14th	8th	Ret	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	5th	2
12th	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	14	6th	11th	13th	Ret	11th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	8th	7th	1
12th	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	19														DNQ	DNQ	1
—	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	5														7th	Ret	0
—	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	6														Ret	Ret	0
—	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	20	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	0
—	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	22	11th	13th	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	13th	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
—	Alfa Romeo	35						Ret		17th					Ret		Ret	0
—	Alfa Romeo	36													12th	Ret	DNQ	0
—	Merzario-Ford Cosworth	24	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
—	Rebaque-Ford Cosworth	31													DNQ	Ret	DNQ	0
—	Kauhsen-Ford Cosworth	36					DNQ	DNQ										0
Pos.	Team	No.																Pts.
Pos.	Team	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pts.

ReferencesEdit

Images and Videos:

F1-history, 'Jacques Laffite (Brazil 1979)', deviantart.com, (DeviantArt, 26/05/2013), https://www.deviantart.com/f1-history/art/Jacques-Laffite-Brazil-1979-373910458, (Accessed 04/11/2018)
GrandPrixMotorRacing, '#081284541', deviantart.com, (DeviantArt, 03/03/2016), https://www.deviantart.com/grandprixmotorracing/art/081284541-594409372, (Accessed 05/11/2018)
F1-history, '1979 United States Grand Prix Start', deviantart.com, (DeviantArt, 15/08/2012), https://www.deviantart.com/f1-history/art/1979-United-States-Grand-Prix-Start-321286803, (Accessed 07/11/2018)
F1-history, 'Reutemann| Villeneuve| Scheckter (1979 Spanish GP)', deviantart.com, (DeviantArt, 14/08/2012), https://www.deviantart.com/f1-history/art/Reutemann-Villeneuve-Scheckter-1979-Spanish-GP-321159987, (Accessed 08/11/2018)
F1-history, 'B.Giacomelli |E.de Angelis| N.Piquet(Belgium 1979)', deviantart.com, (DeviantArt, 28/12/2012), https://www.deviantart.com/f1-history/art/B-Giacomelli-E-de-Angelis-N-Piquet-Belgium-1979-345242304, (Accessed 19/11/2018)

References:

↑ 'Canadian GP, 1978', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr313.html, (Accessed 18/09/2018)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 'Argentine GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr314.html, (Accessed 26/09/2018)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 'United States GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr317.html, (Accessed 06/11/2018)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 'Monaco GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr320.html, (Accessed 22/11/2018)
↑ 'French GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr321.html, (Accessed 24/12/2018)
↑ 'Dutch GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr325.html, (Accessed 03/01/2019)
↑ 'Italian GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr326.html, (Accessed 04/01/2019)
↑ 'United States GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr328.html, (Accessed 12/01/2019)
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 ^9.5 'Brazilian GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr315.html, (Accessed 31/10/2018)
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 ^10.4 ^10.5 ^10.6 ^10.7 ^10.8 'South African GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr316.html, (Accessed 04/11/2018)
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 ^11.4 ^11.5 ^11.6 ^11.7 ^11.8 'Spanish GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr318.html, (Accessed 08/11/2018)
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 ^12.6 ^12.7 ^12.8 'Belgian GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr319.html, (Accessed 12/11/2018)

V T E	1979 Formula One Season
Teams	Alfa Romeo • Arrows • ATS • Brabham • Ensign • Ferrari • Fittipaldi • Kauhsen • Ligier • Lotus • McLaren • Merzario • Rebaque • Renault • Shadow • Tyrrell • Williams • Wolf
Engines	Alfa Romeo • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Renault
Drivers Alphabetically	Andretti • de Angelis • Arnoux • Brambilla • Brancatelli • Daly • Depailler • Fittipaldi • Gaillard • Giacomelli • Hunt • Ickx • Jabouille • Jarier • Jones • Laffite • Lammers • Lauda • Lees • Mass • Merzario • Patrese • Piquet • Pironi • Rebaque • Regazzoni • Reutemann • Ribeiro • Rosberg • Scheckter • Stuck • Surer • Tambay • Villeneuve • Watson • Zunino
Drivers by Numbers	1 Andretti • 2 Reutemann • 3 Pironi • 4 Jarier • 4 Lees • 4/22/33 Daly • 5 Lauda • 5 Zunino • 6 Piquet • 7 Watson • 8 Tambay • 9 Stuck • 11 Scheckter • 12 Villeneuve • 14 Fittipaldi • 15 Jabouille • 16 Arnoux • 17 Lammers • 18 de Angelis • 19 Ribeiro • 20 Hunt • 20 Rosberg • 22 Gaillard • 22 Surer • 24 Merzario • 24/36 Brancatelli • 25 Depailler • 25 Ickx • 26 Laffite • 27 Jones • 28 Regazzoni • 29 Patrese • 30 Mass • 31 Rebaque • 35 Giacomelli • 36 Brambilla
Cars	Alfa Romeo 177 • Alfa Romeo 179 • Arrows A1 • Arrows A2 • ATS D2 • ATS D3 • Brabham BT46 • Brabham BT48 • Brabham BT49 • Ensign N177 • Ensign N179 • Ferrari 312T3 • Ferrari 312T4 • Fittipaldi F5A • Fittipaldi F6 • Fittipaldi F6A • Kauhsen WK • Ligier JS11 • Lotus 79 • Lotus 80 • McLaren M26 • McLaren M28 • McLaren M28B • McLaren M28C • McLaren M29 • Merzario A1B • Merzario A2 • Merzario A4 • Rebaque HR100 • Renault RS01 • Renault RS10 • Shadow DN9 • Tyrrell 009 • Williams FW06 • Williams FW07 • Wolf WR7 • Wolf WR8 • Wolf WR9
Tyres	Goodyear • Michelin
Races	Argentina • Brazil • South Africa • United States West • Spain • Belgium • Monaco • France • Britain • Germany • Austria • Netherlands • Italy • Canada • United States
Non-championship Races	Race of Champions • Dino Ferrari
See also	1978 Formula One Season • 1980 Formula One Season • Category

V T E	Formula One Seasons
1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022

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[Can78-0] 'Canadian GP, 1978', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr313.html, (Accessed 18/09/2018)

[ArgR-1] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 'Argentine GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr314.html, (Accessed 26/09/2018)

[USWestR-2] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 'United States GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr317.html, (Accessed 06/11/2018)

[MonR-3] 4.0 ^4.1 'Monaco GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr320.html, (Accessed 22/11/2018)

[FraR-4] 'French GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr321.html, (Accessed 24/12/2018)

[DutR-5] 'Dutch GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr325.html, (Accessed 03/01/2019)

[ItaR-6] 'Italian GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr326.html, (Accessed 04/01/2019)

[USGPR-7] 'United States GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr328.html, (Accessed 12/01/2019)

[BraR-8] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 ^9.5 'Brazilian GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr315.html, (Accessed 31/10/2018)

[KSAR-9] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 ^10.4 ^10.5 ^10.6 ^10.7 ^10.8 'South African GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr316.html, (Accessed 04/11/2018)

[EspR-10] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 ^11.4 ^11.5 ^11.6 ^11.7 ^11.8 'Spanish GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr318.html, (Accessed 08/11/2018)

[BelR-11] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 ^12.6 ^12.7 ^12.8 'Belgian GP, 1979', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr319.html, (Accessed 12/11/2018)

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