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Formula 1 1979 standings
Championship points standings for the Formula 1 1979
| Position | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyres | Points | 1. | 
| Jody Scheckter | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T3, 312T4 | 51 |
2. | 
| Gilles Villeneuve | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T3, 312T4, 312T4B | 47 |
3. | 
| Alan Jones | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams FW06 (Ford) Williams FW07 (Ford) | 40 |
4. | 
| Jacques Laffite | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11 - Ford | 36 |
5. | 
| Clay Regazzoni | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams FW06 (Ford) Williams FW07 (Ford) | 29 |
6. |
| Patrick Depailler | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11 - Ford | 20 |
7. | 
| Carlos Reutemann | Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 79 - Ford | 20 |
8. |
| René Arnoux | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RS01 Renault RS10 | 17 |
9. | 
| John Watson | Marlboro Team McLaren, Lowenbrau Team McLaren | McLaren M26, M28, M28B, M28C, M29 - Ford | 15 |
10. |
| Didier Pironi | Team Tyrrell, Candy Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 009 - Ford | 14 |
11. |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 - Ford | 14 |
12. | 
| Mario Andretti | Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 79 (Ford) Lotus 80 (Ford) | 14 |
13. |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RS01, RS10 | 9 |
14. | 
| Niki Lauda | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT48 (Alfa Romeo) Brabham BT49 (Ford) | 4 |
15. | 
| Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Shadow DN9 - Ford | 3 |
15. | 
| Nelson Piquet | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT46 (Alfa Romeo) Brabham BT48 (Alfa Romeo) Brabham BT49 (Ford Cosworth) | 3 |
17. | 
| Jacky Ickx | Ligier | Ligier JS11 (Ford Cosworth DFV) | 3 |
18. | 
| Jochen Mass | Arrows | Arrows A1B, A2 - Ford | 3 |
19. |
| Riccardo Patrese | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A1B, A2 - Ford | 2 |
19. |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS Wheels | ATS D2, D3 - Ford | 2 |
21. |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F5A, F6 - Ford | 1 |
| Vittorio Brambilla | Autodelta | Alfa Romeo 177, 179 | 0 |
| Franco Brancatelli | Kauhsen, Merzario | Kauhsen WK - Ford, Merzario A2 - Ford | 0 |
| Derek Daly | Team Ensign, Candy Tyrrell Team | Ensign N177 (Cosworth) Ensign N179 (Cosworth) Tyrrell 009 (Cosworth) | 0 |
| Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | Ensign N179 - Ford | 0 |
| Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 177, 179 | 0 |
| James Hunt | Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | Wolf WR7 (Ford) | 0 |
| Jan Lammers | Shadow | Shadow DN9 (Ford) | 0 |
| Geoff Lees | Candy Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 009 (Ford Cosworth DFV) | 0 |
| Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Merzario A2 (Cosworth) Merzario A1B (Cosworth) Merzario A4 (Cosworth) | 0 |
| Hector Rebaque | Team Rebaque | Lotus 79 - Ford, Rebaque HR100 - Ford | 0 |
| Alex Dias Ribeiro | Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F6A - Ford | 0 |
| Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Wolf WR7 - Ford | 0 |
| Marc Surer | Ensign | Ensign N179 - Ford | 0 |
| Patrick Tambay | Marlboro Team McLaren, Lowenbrau Team McLaren | McLaren M26, M28, M28B, M28C, M29 - Ford | 0 |
| Ricardo Zunino | Brabham | Brabham BT49 - Ford | 0 |
|---|
| Driver | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most race wins |
| Alan Jones | 4 |
| Most pole positions |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 4 |
|
| Jacques Laffite | 4 | |
| Most podium positions |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 7 |
| Most podium positions without a win |
| Carlos Reutemann | 4 |
| Most fastest race laps |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 6 |
| Youngest driver |
| Elio de Angelis | 21 y/o |
| Oldest driver |
| Vittorio Brambilla | 41 y/o |
Nationality of participating drivers
| % | Country | Drivers | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.2% | France |
| René Arnoux, Patrick Depailler, Patrick Gaillard, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jacques Laffite, Didier Pironi, Patrick Tambay | 8 |
| 16.7% | Italy |
| Vittorio Brambilla, Franco Brancatelli, Elio de Angelis, Bruno Giacomelli, Arturo Merzario, Riccardo Patrese | 6 |
| 8.3% | Great Britain |
| James Hunt, Geoff Lees, John Watson | 3 |
| 8.3% | Brazil |
| Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet, Alex Dias Ribeiro | 3 |
| 5.6% | Argentina |
| Carlos Reutemann, Ricardo Zunino | 2 |
| 5.6% | Switzerland |
| Clay Regazzoni, Marc Surer | 2 |
| 5.6% | Germany |
| Jochen Mass, Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 |
| 2.8% | Australia |
| Alan Jones | 1 |
| 2.8% | U.S.A. |
| Mario Andretti | 1 |
| 2.8% | Belgium |
| Jacky Ickx | 1 |
| 2.8% | Mexico |
| Hector Rebaque | 1 |
| 2.8% | Canada |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 1 |
| 2.8% | Ireland |
| Derek Daly | 1 |
| 2.8% | Austria |
| Niki Lauda | 1 |
| 2.8% | South Africa |
| Jody Scheckter | 1 |
| 2.8% | Netherlands |
| Jan Lammers | 1 |
| 2.8% | Finland |
| Keke Rosberg | 1 |
Individual driver statistics for the 1979 Formula 1
| # | Date | Circuit | Winner | Second | Third | Pole | FL |
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