F1 Standings
Drivers' and constructors' championship.
- 1LeaderJodyScheckter
Ferrari
51pts- Wins
- 3
- Podiums
- 6
- 24 behindGillesVilleneuve
Ferrari47pts- Wins
- 3
- Podiums
- 7
- 311 behindAlanJones
Williams40pts- Wins
- 4
- Podiums
- 5
Rounds completed
15
1979 season
Leader's margin
4pts
over 2nd place
Different winners
7
drivers with a GP win
Points scorers
21/ 34
drivers on the board
Full 1979 drivers' standings
Bars show points relative to the leader; arrows show places gained since the last round.
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|
1979 championship points progression by round
Cumulative points after each round, 1979.
Hover a line or name to focus it, click to pin. Dashed lines mark a team's second driver.
Show data table
| Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Scheckter | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 60 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 53 |
| Alan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 43 | 43 |
| Jacques Laffite | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Clay Regazzoni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 32 |
| Carlos Reutemann | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Patrick Depailler | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| René Arnoux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| John Watson | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Mario Andretti | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
