1979 Formula 1 Season 
Constructors
| Pos | Teams | Constructor | Engine | Chassis | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari 015 3.0 F12 | 312 T4 312T3 312T4B | 113 |
| 2 |  Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | FW06 FW07 | 75 |
| 3 |  Ligier Gitanes | Ligier | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | JS11 | 61 |
| 4 |  Team Rebaque Martini Racing | Lotus | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 79 John Player Special Mark IV 80 | 39 |
| 5 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation Candy Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 009 | 28 |
| 6 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t | RS01 RS10 | 26 |
| 7 | Marlboro McLaren | McLaren | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M26 M29 M28 M28B M28C | 15 |
| 8 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham | Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12, 1260 3.0 V12, Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BT46 BT48 BT49 | 7 |
| 9 | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | A1B A2 | 5 |
| 10 | Interscope Shadow Racing Team Samson Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | DN9 | 3 |
| 11 |  ATS Wheels | ATS | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | D2 D3 | 2 |
| 12 |  Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | F5A F6 F6A | 1 |
| Autodelta | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12, Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 | 177 179 | ||
| Team Ensign | Ensign | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | N177 N179 | ||
| Team Rebaque Martini Racing | Lotus | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 79 John Player Special Mark IV 80 | ||
| Interscope Shadow Racing Team Samson Shadow Racing Team | Shadow | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | DN9 | ||
| Tyrrell Racing Organisation Candy Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 009 | ||
 Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | Wolf | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | WR7-9 | ||
| Team Merzario | Merzario | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | A1B A2 A4 | ||
| Team Rebaque | Rebaque | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | HR100 | ||
| Willi Kauhsen Racing Team | Kauhsen | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | WK |
| Race | Circuit | Date | Winning Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentine Grand Prix | Oscar Gálvez | Jan 1979 | Jacques-Henri Laffite | Ligier |
| Brazilian Grand Prix | Interlagos | Feb 1979 | Jacques-Henri Laffite | Ligier |
 South African Grand Prix | Kyalami | Mar 1979 | Jacques Villeneuve | Ferrari |
 United States Grand Prix West | Long Beach | Apr 1979 | Jacques Villeneuve | Ferrari |
 Spanish Grand Prix | Jarama | Apr 1979 | Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler | Ligier |
 Belgian Grand Prix | Zolder | May 1979 | Jody David Scheckter | Ferrari |
 Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco | May 1979 | Jody David Scheckter | Ferrari |
| French Grand Prix | Dijon-Prenois | Jul 1979 | Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille | Renault |
| British Grand Prix | Silverstone | Jul 1979 | Gianclaudio Giuseppe 'Clay' Regazzoni | Williams |
| German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | Jul 1979 | Alan Stanley Jones | Williams |
 Austrian Grand Prix | Osterreichring | Aug 1979 | Alan Stanley Jones | Williams |
 Dutch Grand Prix | Zandvoort | Aug 1979 | Alan Stanley Jones | Williams |
| Italian Grand Prix | Monaco | Sep 1979 | Jody David Scheckter | Ferrari |
| Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Île Notre-Dame | Sep 1979 | Alan Stanley Jones | Williams |
| United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | Oct 1979 | Jacques Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| Pos. | Driver | Arg | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody David Scheckter | Ret | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 51 |
| 2 | Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve | Ret | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 53 |
| 3 | Alan Stanley Jones | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 40 |
| 4 | Jacques-Henri Laffite | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 36 |
| 5 | Gianclaudio Giuseppe 'Clay' Regazzoni | 10 | 15 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 29 |
| 6 | Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler | 4 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 22 | ||||||||
| 7 | Carlos Alberto Reutemann | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 25 |
| 8 | René Alexandre Arnoux | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 17 | |
| 9 | John Marshall 'Wattie' Watson | 3 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | Didier Joseph-Lovis Pironi | Ret | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier | Ret | Ret | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 14 | ||
| 12 | Mario Gabriele Andretti | 5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | Ret | 14 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | NC | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 9 | |
| 14 | Andreas Nikolaus 'Niki' Lauda | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | WD | 4 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | 7 | 12 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 16 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | Nelson Souto Maior Piquet | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 |
| 17 | Jacques Bernard 'Jacky' Ickx | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | |||||||
| 18 | Jochen Richard Mass | 8 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 15 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 3 |
| 19 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 14 | 8 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 5 | 2 | |
| 20 | Riccardo Gabriele Patrese | DNS | 9 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 5 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 2 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | DNQ | 7 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |
| 23 | Patrick Daniel Tambay | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 24 | Ricardo Héctor Zunino | 7 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Geoffrey Lees | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | Derek Daly | 11 | 13 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||
| 27 | James Simon Wallis Hunt | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | Johannes 'Jan' Lammers | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | DNQ | 18 | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 9 | DNQ | 0 |
| 29 | Keijo Erik 'Keke' Rosberg | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 0 | |||||||
| 30 | Vittorio Brambilla | 12 | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Patrick Gaillard | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Bruno Giacomelli | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| 33 | Marc Surer | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Arturo Francesco 'Little Art' Merzario | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |
| 35 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Alex Dias Ribeiro | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
C
Race cancelled
DNA
Did not arrive
DNP
Did not practice
DNPQ
Did not pre-qualify
DNQ
Did not qualify
DNS
Did not start
DSQ
Disqualified
EX
Excluded
NC
Non-classified finish
PO
Practiced only
Ret
Did not finish
SHR
Shared Result
TD
Friday test driver
WD
Withdrew entry before the event