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1979 Season - Overview



1979 marked the 30th Formula One World Championship season |  Ferrari went on to register their sixth Constructors' Championship in 1979 |  Williams registered a strong second-half of the 1979 season with five victories to finish 2nd in the championship in just their second F1 season |  The two Ferrari drivers battled it out for the 1979 Drivers' title with South African Jody Scheckter coming out ahead of Canadian Gilles Villeneuve

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 18
No. of Drivers: 36
No. of Races: 15
No. of Race Winners: 7
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Gilles Villeneuve - 6 times

winning driver

1

winning constructor

1
Ferrari
Ferrari
   
 
 113
2 Williams
75
3 Ligier
61
4 Lotus
39
5 Tyrrell
28
Complete Standings

1979 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor

2
Feb 04
Brazil
 J.Laffite
 Ligier



5
Apr 29
Spain
 P.Depailler
 Ligier





10
Jul 29
Germany
 A.Jones
 Williams

11
Aug 12
Austria
 A.Jones
 Williams


13
Sep 09
Italy
 J.Scheckter
 Ferrari

14
Sep 30
Canada
 A.Jones
 Williams

15
Oct 07
USA
 G.Villeneuve
 Ferrari

1979 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

Alfa Romeo
Bruno Giacomelli
Vittorio Brambilla
Arrows
Jochen Mass
Riccardo Patrese
ATS
Hans Joachim Stuck
Brabham
Nelson Piquet
Niki Lauda
Ricardo Zunino
Ensign
Derek Daly
Marc Surer
Patrick Gaillard
Ferrari
Gilles Villeneuve
Jody Scheckter
Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi
Ligier
Jacky Ickx
Jacques Laffite
Patrick Depailler
Lotus
Carlos Reutemann
Hector Rebaque
Mario Andretti
McLaren
John Watson
Patrick Tambay
Merzario
Arturo Merzario
Rebaque
Hector Rebaque
Renault
Jean Pierre Jabouille
Rene Alexandre Arnoux
Shadow
Elio de Angelis
Jan Lammers
Tyrrell
Derek Daly
Didier Pironi
Geoff Lees
Jean Pierre Jarier
Williams
Alan Jones
Clay Regazzoni
Wolf
James Hunt
Keke Rosberg
   

TOP PERFORMERS IN 1979

According to stats...

  • 1979 marked the 30th Formula One World Championship season
  • Ferrari went on to register their sixth Constructors' Championship in 1979
  • Williams registered a strong second-half of the 1979 season with five victories to finish 2nd in the championship in just their second F1 season
  • The two Ferrari drivers battled it out for the 1979 Drivers' title with South African Jody Scheckter coming out ahead of Canadian Gilles Villeneuve



DRIVER TRIVIA

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Drivers with most retirements in the 1979 season.
Jean Pierre Jabouille
Jean Pierre
Jabouille (11)
Nelson Piquet
Nelson
Piquet (11)
Niki Lauda
Niki
Lauda (11)
Mario Andretti
Mario
Andretti (9)
Rene Alexandre Arnoux
Rene Alexandre
Arnoux (9)
Hans Joachim Stuck
Hans Joachim
Stuck (8)