Who won the 1979 F1 championship?

Jody Scheckter won the 1979 drivers' championship with 51 points, 4 points ahead of Gilles Villeneuve. Ferrari won the 1979 constructors' championship with 113 points, 38 points ahead of Williams.

How many races were in the 1979 F1 season?

The 1979 Formula 1 season had 15 rounds, ending with the United States Grand Prix on 7 October 1979.

How were F1 points awarded in 1979?

In 1979, the top 6 finishers of each Grand Prix scored 9-6-4-3-2-1 points. Both drivers' points count towards their team's constructors' championship total.

1979 season

1979 F1 Constructors' Standings

Final constructors' championship standings after round 15 of 15: points, wins and gap to the leader.

Ferrari won the 1979 constructors' championship with 113 points, 38 points ahead of Williams, with Ligier third.

Jody Scheckter won the 1979 drivers' championship with 51 points, 4 points ahead of Gilles Villeneuve, with Alan Jones third.

F1 Standings

Drivers' and constructors' championship.

1979 constructors championship progression (cumulative pts after each round)
Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15
Ferrari	0	3	18	33	36	45	54	60	62	65	74	80	95	104	113
Williams	0	0	0	4	4	4	10	14	23	38	49	58	62	75	75
Ligier	12	27	27	29	38	44	46	46	47	51	55	61	61	61	61
Team Lotus	8	12	17	20	30	33	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	39	39
Tyrrell	0	3	7	8	11	15	15	17	21	21	21	21	22	24	28
Renault	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	19	19	20	20	20	20	26
McLaren	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	11	13	13	13	13	14	15
Brabham-Alfa Romeo	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	7	7	7
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5
Shadow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

1979 constructors championship progression (cumulative pts after each round)
Name	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15
Ferrari	0	3	18	33	36	45	54	60	62	65	74	80	95	104	113
Williams	0	0	0	4	4	4	10	14	23	38	49	58	62	75	75
Ligier	12	27	27	29	38	44	46	46	47	51	55	61	61	61	61
Team Lotus	8	12	17	20	30	33	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	39	39
Tyrrell	0	3	7	8	11	15	15	17	21	21	21	21	22	24	28
Renault	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	19	19	20	20	20	20	26
McLaren	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	11	13	13	13	13	14	15
Brabham-Alfa Romeo	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	7	7	7
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5
Shadow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

1	Ferrari Scheckter 60 · Villeneuve 53	6	–	113
2	Williams Jones 43 · Regazzoni 32
3	Ligier Laffite 36 · Depailler 22 · Ickx 3
4	Team Lotus Reutemann 25 · Andretti 14 · Rebaque 0
5	Tyrrell Jarier 14 · Pironi 14 · Lees 0
6	Renault Arnoux 17 · Jabouille 9
7	McLaren Watson 15 · Tambay 0
8	Brabham-Alfa Romeo Lauda 4 · Piquet 3
9	Arrows Mass 3 · Patrese 2
10	Shadow de Angelis 3 · Lammers 0
11	ATS Stuck 2
12	Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1
–	Brabham-Ford Zunino 0 · Piquet 0 · Lauda 0
–	Wolf Hunt 0 · Rosberg 0
–	Ensign Daly 0 · Gaillard 0 · Surer 0
–	Alfa Romeo Giacomelli 0 · Brambilla 0
–	Rebaque Rebaque 0
–	Merzario Merzario 0

Ferrari

Scheckter 60 · Villeneuve 53

113

Williams

Jones 43 · Regazzoni 32

Ligier

Laffite 36 · Depailler 22 · Ickx 3

Team Lotus

Reutemann 25 · Andretti 14 · Rebaque 0

Tyrrell

Jarier 14 · Pironi 14 · Lees 0

Renault