TOP DRIVERS OF THE 1979 SEASON

2
Second Place Driver

Gilles Villeneuve

1
First Place Driver

Jody Scheckter

3
Third Place Driver

Alan Jones

Statistics

Drivers

  • Most Wins
    Alan Jones(4)
  • Most Podiums
    Gilles Villeneuve (7)
  • Most Poles
    Jean-Pierre Jabouille (4)
  • Most Laps Led
    None
  • Most In Points
    Jody Scheckter (13)
  • Most DNFs
    Nelson Piquet (11)
  • Most Fastest Laps
    None

Constructors

  • Most Wins
    Ferrari(6)
  • Most Podiums
    Ferrari (13)
  • Most Poles
    Renault (6)
  • Most Laps Led
    None
  • Most In Points
    Ferrari (24)
  • Most DNFs
    Team Lotus (21)
  • Most Fastest Laps
    None

Drivers Championship Standings

Pos Driver Constructor Points Wins
1
South African Jody Scheckter
Italian Ferrari
51.0 3
2
Canadian Gilles Villeneuve
Italian Ferrari
47.0 3
3
Australian Alan Jones
British Williams
40.0 4
4
French Jacques Laffite
French Ligier
36.0 2
5
Swiss Clay Regazzoni
British Williams
29.0 1
6
French Patrick Depailler
French Ligier
20.0 1
7
Argentine Carlos Reutemann
British Team Lotus
20.0 0
8
French René Arnoux
French Renault
17.0 0
9
British John Watson
British McLaren
15.0 0
10
French Didier Pironi
British Tyrrell
14.0 0
11
French Jean-Pierre Jarier
British Tyrrell
14.0 0
12
American Mario Andretti
British Team Lotus
14.0 0
13
French Jean-Pierre Jabouille
French Renault
9.0 1
14
Austrian Niki Lauda
British Brabham-Alfa Romeo
4.0 0
15
Italian Elio de Angelis
British Shadow
3.0 0
16
Brazilian Nelson Piquet
British Brabham-Alfa Romeo
3.0 0
17
Belgian Jacky Ickx
French Ligier
3.0 0
18
German Jochen Mass
British Arrows
3.0 0
19
German Hans-Joachim Stuck
Italian ATS
2.0 0
20
Italian Riccardo Patrese
British Arrows
2.0 0
21
Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazilian Fittipaldi
1.0 0
22
Mexican Hector Rebaque
British Team Lotus
0.0 0
23
French Patrick Tambay
British McLaren
0.0 0
24
Argentine Ricardo Zunino
British Brabham-Ford
0.0 0
25
British Geoff Lees
British Tyrrell
0.0 0
26
Irish Derek Daly
British Ensign
0.0 0
27
British James Hunt
Canadian Wolf
0.0 0
28
Dutch Jan Lammers
British Shadow
0.0 0
29
Finnish Keke Rosberg
Canadian Wolf
0.0 0
30
Italian Vittorio Brambilla
Swiss Alfa Romeo
0.0 0
31
French Patrick Gaillard
British Ensign
0.0 0
32
Italian Bruno Giacomelli
Swiss Alfa Romeo
0.0 0
33
Swiss Marc Surer
British Ensign
0.0 0
34
Italian Arturo Merzario
Italian Merzario
0.0 0
35
Italian Gianfranco Brancatelli
German Kauhsen
0.0 0
36
Brazilian Alex Ribeiro
Brazilian Fittipaldi
0.0 0

Constructors Championship Standings

Pos Constructor Points Wins
1
Italian Ferrari
113.0 6
2
British Williams
75.0 5
3
French Ligier
61.0 3
4
British Team Lotus
39.0 0
5
British Tyrrell
28.0 0
6
French Renault
26.0 1
7
British McLaren
15.0 0
8
British Brabham-Alfa Romeo
7.0 0
9
British Arrows
5.0 0
10
British Shadow
3.0 0
11
Italian ATS
2.0 0
12
Brazilian Fittipaldi
1.0 0
13
British Brabham-Ford
0.0 0
14
Canadian Wolf
0.0 0
15
British Ensign
0.0 0
16
Swiss Alfa Romeo
0.0 0
17
Mexican Rebaque
0.0 0
18
Italian Merzario
0.0 0
19
German Kauhsen
0.0 0

Driver Points Distribution

Constructor Points Distribution

Driver Points Evolution

Constructor Points Evolution

Argentine Grand Prix

Argentine Grand Prix

Jan. 21, 1979

Brazilian Grand Prix

Brazilian Grand Prix

Feb. 4, 1979

South African Grand Prix

South African Grand Prix

March 3, 1979

Spanish Grand Prix

Spanish Grand Prix

April 29, 1979

Belgian Grand Prix

Belgian Grand Prix

May 13, 1979

Monaco Grand Prix

Monaco Grand Prix

May 27, 1979

French Grand Prix

French Grand Prix

July 1, 1979

British Grand Prix

British Grand Prix

July 14, 1979

German Grand Prix

German Grand Prix

July 29, 1979

Austrian Grand Prix

Austrian Grand Prix

Aug. 12, 1979

Dutch Grand Prix

Dutch Grand Prix

Aug. 26, 1979

Italian Grand Prix

Italian Grand Prix

Sept. 9, 1979

Canadian Grand Prix

Canadian Grand Prix

Sept. 30, 1979