French- Championship
- 6th31 pts to the leader
- Points
- 20pts7 rounds started
Patrick Depailler, a French driver, raced for Ligier in the 1979 Formula 1 season with car number 25. Depailler was born on 9 August 1944. Depailler finished 6th in the 1979 drivers' championship with 20 points, 1 win and 2 podiums – 31 points behind champion Jody Scheckter.
Depailler won the Spanish Grand Prix. Depailler's teammate was Jacques Laffite; Depailler trailed their qualifying head-to-head 3–4 and trailed the race head-to-head 3–4.
Depailler scored points in 5 of 7 Grands Prix. From grid to flag, Depailler lost a net 4 places across 5 classified finishes. Depailler scored 36% of Ligier's 1979 total of 61 points.
Final 1979 results after 15 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
1
win rate
14%
Podiums
2
podium rate
29%
Poles
0
pole rate
0%
Avg finish
3.4
classified races
Best finish
P1
once
DNFs
2
finish rate
71%
Patrick Depailler points by round
Grand Prix points per round. Dashed line = season average.
Patrick Depailler vs teammate
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
vs Laffite · Ligier
7 shared GPs
Qualifying
34
Race
34
Points
2224
3.4Avg finish1.3
2.9Avg grid2.9
P1Best finishP1
2DNFs4
Patrick Depailler 1979 results
Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentine Grand Prix | P4 | 3 |
| 2 |  Brazilian Grand Prix | P2 | 6 |
| 3 |  South African Grand Prix | DNF | 0 |
| 4 |  United States Grand Prix West | P5 | 2 |
| 5 |  Spanish Grand Prix | P1 | 9 |
| 6 |  Belgian Grand Prix | DNF | 0 |
| 7 |  Monaco Grand Prix | P5 | 2 |
Patrick Depailler: quick facts
Short answers about Depailler's 1979 season.
What team did Patrick Depailler drive for in 1979?
Patrick Depailler drove for Ligier in the 1979 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Patrick Depailler use in 1979?
Patrick Depailler raced with car number 25 in 1979.
How many points did Patrick Depailler score in 1979?
Patrick Depailler scored 20 points in 1979 and finished 6th in the drivers' championship, 31 points behind champion Jody Scheckter.
How many races did Patrick Depailler win in 1979?
Patrick Depailler won 1 Grand Prix in 1979: the Spanish Grand Prix. Depailler scored 2 podium finishes in 7 races.
Who was Patrick Depailler's teammate in 1979?
Jacques Laffite was Patrick Depailler's teammate at Ligier in 1979. Depailler trailed the qualifying head-to-head 3–4 and trailed the race head-to-head 3–4.