1979
Season

1979

Drivers' Champion
P1 J.Scheckter 51 pts
P2 G.Villeneuve 47 pts
P3 A.Jones 40 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Ferrari 113 pts
P2 Williams 75 pts
P3 Ligier 61 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts +/- Elo Peak
1 🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 51 3 -40 2,501 2,541
2 🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 47 3 +36 2,495 2,495
3 🇦🇺 Alan Jones Williams 40 4 -41 2,402 2,594
4 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite Ligier 36 2 -65 2,160 2,465
5 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni Williams 29 1 -40 2,325 2,406
6 🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler Ligier 20 1 +31 2,353 2,401
7 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 20 — -40 2,118 2,626
8 🇫🇷 René Arnoux Renault 17 — +116 2,193 2,468
9 🇬🇧 John Watson McLaren 15 — +38 2,309 2,483
10 🇫🇷 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 14 — +46 2,375 2,442
11 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 14 — -62 2,237 2,351
12 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 14 — -37 2,136 2,447
13 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 9 1 +7 2,123 2,205
14 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda Brabham-Ford 4 — -105 2,053 2,580
15 🇮🇹 Elio de Angelis Shadow 3 — +89 2,217 2,424
16 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 3 — +54 2,206 2,538
17 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx Ligier 3 — -57 2,110 2,447
18 🇩🇪 Jochen Mass Arrows 3 — -51 2,013 2,339
19 🇩🇪 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 2 — +103 2,149 2,338
20 🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 2 — +41 2,161 2,527
21 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1 — +60 2,216 2,447
22 🇲🇽 Hector Rebaque Rebaque 0 — -64 1,993 2,315
23 🇫🇷 Patrick Tambay McLaren 0 — +5 2,071 2,392
24 🇦🇷 Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford 0 — +18 2,118 2,257
25 🇬🇧 Geoff Lees Tyrrell 0 — +99 2,043 2,092
26 🇮🇪 Derek Daly Tyrrell 0 — +67 2,142 2,351
27 🇬🇧 James Hunt Wolf 0 — -30 2,091 2,427
28 🇳🇱 Jan Lammers Shadow 0 — -70 2,037 2,150
29 🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg Wolf 0 — +19 2,060 2,447
30 🇮🇹 Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo 0 — -75 2,108 2,241
31 🇫🇷 Patrick Gaillard Ensign 0 — -53 1,958 2,011
32 🇮🇹 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 0 — -48 2,059 2,348
33 🇨🇭 Marc Surer Ensign 0 — +72 2,002 2,333
34 🇮🇹 Arturo Merzario Merzario 0 — -17 1,689 2,223
35 🇮🇹 Gianfranco Brancatelli Merzario 0 — -32 1,866 1,944
36 🇧🇷 Alex Ribeiro Fittipaldi 0 — -64 1,966 2,107

Race Finishes

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# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15
1 Scheckter 51 DNF P6 P2 P2 P4 P1 P1 P7 P5 P4 P4 P2 P1 P4 DNF
2 Villeneuve 47 DNF P5 P1 P1 P7 P7 DNF P2 DNF P8 P2 DNF P2 P2 P1
3 Jones 40 P9 DNF DNF P3 DNF DNF DNF P4 DNF P1 P1 P1 P9 P1 DNF
4 Laffite 36 P1 P1 DNF DNF DNF P2 DNF P8 DNF P3 P3 P3 DNF DNF DNF
5 Regazzoni 29 P10 P15 P9 DNF DNF DNF P2 P6 P1 P2 P5 DNF P3 P3 DNF
6 Depailler 20 P4 P2 DNF P5 P1 DNF DNF
7 Reutemann 20 P2 P3 P5 DNF P2 P4 P3 P13 P8 DNF DNF DNF P7 DNF DNF
8 Arnoux 17 DNF DNF DNF DNS P9 DNF DNF P3 P2 DNF P6 DNF DNF DNF P2
9 Watson 15 P3 P8 DNF DNF DNF P6 P4 P11 P4 P5 P9 DNF DNF P6 P6
10 Pironi 14 DNF P4 DNF DSQ P6 P3 DNF DNF P10 P9 P7 DNF P10 P5 P3
11 Jarier 14 DNF DNF P3 P6 P5 P11 DNF P5 P3 DNF P6 DNF DNF
12 Andretti 14 P5 DNF P4 P4 P3 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P5 DNF DNF
13 Jabouille 9 DNF P10 DNF DNS DNF DNF P8 P1 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
14 Lauda 4 DNF DNF P6 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNS P4 DNS
15 de Angelis 3 P7 P12 DNF P7 DNF DNF DNQ P16 P12 P11 DNF DNF DNF DNF P4
16 Piquet 3 DNF DNF P7 P8 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P4 DNF DNF DNF
17 Ickx 3 DNF P6 DNF DNF P5 DNF DNF DNF
18 Mass 3 P8 P7 P12 P9 P8 DNF P6 P15 DNF P6 DNF P6 DNF DNQ DNQ
19 Stuck 2 DNS DNF DNF DSQ P14 P8 DNF DNS DNQ DNF DNF DNF P11 DNF P5
20 Patrese 2 DNF P9 P11 DNF P10 P5 DNF P14 DNF DNF DNF DNF P13 DNF DNF
21 Fittipaldi 1 P6 P11 P13 DNF P11 P9 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P8 P8 P7
22 Rebaque 0 DNF DNQ DNF DNF DNF DNF P12 P9 DNF DNQ P7 DNQ DNF DNQ
23 Tambay 0 DNF DNF P10 DNF P13 DNQ DNQ P10 DNF DNF P10 DNF DNF DNF DNF
24 Zunino 0 P7 DNF
25 Lees 0 P7
26 Daly 0 P11 P13 DNQ DNF DNQ DNQ DNQ P8 DNF DNF
27 Hunt 0 DNF DNF P8 DNF DNF DNF DNF
28 Lammers 0 DNF P14 DNF DNF P12 P10 DNQ P18 P11 P10 DNF DNF DNQ P9 DNQ
29 Rosberg 0 P9 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNQ DNF
30 Brambilla 0 P12 DNF DNQ
31 Gaillard 0 DNQ P13 DNQ DNF DNQ
32 Giacomelli 0 DNF P17 DNF DNF
33 Surer 0 DNQ DNQ DNF
34 Merzario 0 DNF DNQ DNQ DNF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
35 Brancatelli 0 DNQ DNQ DNQ
36 Ribeiro 0 DNQ DNQ

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Ferrari 113 6 7 — +7 2,452 2,569
2 Williams 75 5 2 3 -17 2,294 2,600
3 Ligier 61 3 2 3 -50 2,185 2,382
4 Team Lotus 39 — 2 3 -32 2,109 2,338
5 Tyrrell 28 — — 4 +7 2,309 2,348
6 Renault 26 1 2 1 +45 2,088 2,478
7 McLaren 15 — — 1 +12 2,162 2,544
8 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 7 — — — — 2,064 2,103
9 Arrows 5 — — — -18 2,067 2,319
10 Shadow 3 — — — +3 2,074 2,182
11 ATS 2 — — — +66 2,048 2,112
12 Fittipaldi 1 — — — -8 2,050 2,239
13 Brabham-Ford 0 — — — +41 2,017 2,148
14 Wolf 0 — — — +0 2,046 2,233
15 Ensign 0 — — — +32 1,948 2,106
16 Alfa Romeo 0 — — — -46 2,109 2,260
17 Rebaque 0 — — — -30 1,952 2,000
18 Merzario 0 — — — -11 1,698 2,000
19 Kauhsen 0 — — — — 1,930 2,000

Official championship standings from the historical archive.

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Argentina Jan 21
2 Autódromo José Carlos Pace Brazil Feb 04
3 Kyalami South Africa Mar 03
4 Long Beach USA Apr 08
5 Jarama Spain Apr 29
6 Zolder Belgium May 13
7 Circuit de Monaco Monaco May 27
8 Dijon-Prenois France Jul 01
9 Silverstone Circuit UK Jul 14
10 Hockenheimring Germany Jul 29
11 Red Bull Ring Austria Aug 12
12 Circuit Park Zandvoort Netherlands Aug 26
13 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 09
14 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Canada Sep 30
15 Watkins Glen USA Oct 07

Teams

ATS
🇩🇪 Hans-Joachim Stuck 2149
Alfa Romeo
🇮🇹 Bruno Giacomelli 2059
🇮🇹 Vittorio Brambilla 2108
Arrows
🇩🇪 Jochen Mass 2013
🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese 2161
Brabham-Ford
🇦🇹 Niki Lauda 2053
🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet 2206
🇦🇷 Ricardo Zunino 2118
Ensign
🇫🇷 Patrick Gaillard 1958
🇨🇭 Marc Surer 2002
Ferrari
🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve 2495
🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter 2501
Fittipaldi
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi 2216
🇧🇷 Alex Ribeiro 1966
Ligier
🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite 2160
🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler 2353
🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx 2110
McLaren
🇬🇧 John Watson 2309
🇫🇷 Patrick Tambay 2071
Merzario
🇮🇹 Arturo Merzario 1689
🇮🇹 Gianfranco Brancatelli 1866
Rebaque
🇲🇽 Hector Rebaque 1993
Renault
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 2123
🇫🇷 René Arnoux 2193
Shadow
🇮🇹 Elio de Angelis 2217
🇳🇱 Jan Lammers 2037
Team Lotus
🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann 2118
🇺🇸 Mario Andretti 2136
Tyrrell
🇮🇪 Derek Daly 2142
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jarier 2237
🇫🇷 Didier Pironi 2375
🇬🇧 Geoff Lees 2043
Williams
🇦🇺 Alan Jones 2402
🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni 2325
Wolf
🇬🇧 James Hunt 2091
🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg 2060

Points System

Race Points
P1 9
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
P6 1

Win increased to 9 points. Drop-scores applied until 1990.

Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) C.Regazzoni +262
Biggest Race Gain J.Jabouille Dijon-Prenois (+119)
Biggest Race Drop C.Regazzoni Circuit Park Zandvoort (-129)
Avg Field Elo 2,140

Season Elo Gainers

1 C.Regazzoni +262
2 E.de Angelis +217
3 G.Villeneuve +182
4 D.Pironi +173
5 J.Jarier +158

Season Elo Losers

1 C.Reutemann -296
2 A.Merzario -271
3 P.Tambay -265
4 J.Laffite -182
5 N.Lauda -151