Team Lotus, a British constructor, competed in the 1979 Formula 1 season with Carlos Reutemann and Mario Andretti. Hector Rebaque also raced for the team.
Team Lotus finished 4th in the 1979 constructors' championship with 39 points, 5 podiums but no wins – 74 points behind champions Ferrari. Team Lotus's best result was 2nd, by Carlos Reutemann at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Final 1979 results after 15 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Share of the team's points (race and sprint).
Race and sprint points per round, stacked by driver (Reutemann, Andretti, Rebaque: darker to lighter).
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
15 shared GPs
Both cars, every round. S = sprint result.
Short answers about Team Lotus in 1979.
Carlos Reutemann and Mario Andretti drove for Team Lotus in the 1979 Formula 1 season. Hector Rebaque also raced for the team.
Team Lotus scored 39 points in 1979 and finished 4th in the constructors' championship, 74 points behind champions Ferrari.
Team Lotus did not win a Grand Prix in 1979; its best result was 2nd.
9 shared GPs
9 shared GPs
| Pts |
|---|
| 1 | P2 | P5 | DNF | 8 | |
| 2 | P3 | DNF | – | ||
| 3 | P5 | P4 | DNF | ||
| 4 | DNF | P4 | DNF | ||
| 5 | P2 | P3 | DNF | ||
| 6 | P4 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 7 | P3 | DNF | – | ||
| 8 | P13 | DNF | P12 | ||
| 9 | P8 | DNF | P9 | ||
| 10 | DNF | DNF | DNF | ||
| 11 | DNF | DNF | – | ||
| 12 | DNF | DNF | P7 | ||
| 13 | P7 | P5 | – | ||
| 14 | DNF | P10 | – | ||
| 15 | DNF | DNF | – |