1979 SEASON

Historic Archive

Drivers'
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P2
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 47 PTS
👑 CHAMPION
Jody Scheckter Ferrari 51 PTS
P3
Alan Jones Williams 40 PTS
POS DRIVER TEAM PTS
4
LAF Jacques Laffite
Ligier 36
5
REG Clay Regazzoni
Williams 29
6
DEP Patrick Depailler
Ligier 20
7
REU Carlos Reutemann
Lotus 20
8
ARN René Arnoux
Renault 17
9
WAT John Watson
McLaren 15
10
PIR Didier Pironi
Tyrrell 14
11
JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell 14
12
AND Mario Andretti
Lotus 14
13
JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault 9
14
LAU Niki Lauda
Brabham 4
15
PIQ Nelson Piquet
Brabham 3
15
DEA Elio De Angelis
Shadow 3
17
ICK Jacky Ickx
Ligier 3
18
MAS Jochen Mass
Arrows 3
19
PAT Riccardo Patrese
Arrows 2
19
STU Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS 2
21
FIT Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi 1