
Elio de Angelis, an Italian driver, raced for Shadow in the 1979 Formula 1 season with car number 18. de Angelis was born on 26 March 1958. de Angelis finished 15th in the 1979 drivers' championship with 3 points and no wins or podiums – 48 points behind champion Jody Scheckter.
de Angelis's best result was 4th at the United States Grand Prix. de Angelis's teammate was Jan Lammers; de Angelis led their qualifying head-to-head 7–5 and led the race head-to-head 7–5.
de Angelis scored points in 1 of 14 Grands Prix. From grid to flag, de Angelis gained a net 64 places across 7 classified finishes. de Angelis scored 100% of Shadow's 1979 total of 3 points.
Final 1979 results after 15 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Short answers about de Angelis's 1979 season.
Elio de Angelis drove for Shadow in the 1979 Formula 1 season.
Elio de Angelis raced with car number 18 in 1979.
Elio de Angelis scored 3 points in 1979 and finished 15th in the drivers' championship, 48 points behind champion Jody Scheckter.
Elio de Angelis did not win a Grand Prix in 1979. de Angelis's best result was 4th at the United States Grand Prix.
Jan Lammers was Elio de Angelis's teammate at Shadow in 1979. de Angelis led the qualifying head-to-head 7–5 and led the race head-to-head 7–5.
Grand Prix points per round. Dashed line = season average.
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
12 shared GPs
Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P7 |
0 |
| 2 | P12 | 0 |
| 3 | DNF | 0 |
| 4 | P7 | 0 |
| 5 | DNF | 0 |
| 6 | DNF | 0 |
| 8 | P16 | 0 |
| 9 | P12 | 0 |
| 10 | P11 | 0 |
| 11 | DNF | 0 |
| 12 | DNF | 0 |
| 13 | DNF | 0 |
| 14 | DNF | 0 |
| 15 | P4 | 3 |