1979
Season

1979

Drivers' Champion
P1 J.Scheckter 51 pts
P2 G.Villeneuve 47 pts
P3 A.Jones 40 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Ferrari 98 pts
P2 Williams 69 pts
P3 Ligier 59 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts 2nd 3rd +/- 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

Driver Results

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

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Ferrari 98 6 — — +10 2,322 2,524
2 Williams 69 5 — — -14 2,154 2,494
3 Ligier 59 3 — — -51 2,008 2,347
4 Team Lotus 34 — — — -15 1,810 2,187
5 Tyrrell 28 — — — -23 2,039 2,205
6 Renault 26 1 — — +46 1,898 2,425
7 McLaren 15 — — — +28 1,920 2,477
8 Brabham-Ford 7 — — — +46 1,843 2,021
9 Arrows 5 — — — -14 1,859 2,208
10 Shadow 3 — — — +7 1,838 2,014
11 ATS 2 — — — +40 2,132 2,192
12 Fittipaldi 1 — — — -43 2,103 2,278
13 Rebaque 0 — — — -2 2,024 2,026
14 Wolf 0 — — — +12 2,180 2,265
15 Alfa Romeo 0 — — — -64 2,045 2,128
16 Ensign 0 — — — +31 2,095 2,209
17 Merzario 0 — — — +7 1,919 2,024

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