F1 Championship 1979

The "ground effect" cars spread throughout the grid in 1979 with the new Ferrari and Williams being the most successful. The reliability of the Ferrari took Jody Scheckter to the drivers championship and Ferrari to the constructors championship.

Drivers Championship

Championship position: 1

Driver: Jody Scheckter
Team: Ferrari
Points: 51
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 1

Championship position: 2

Driver: Gilles Villeneuve
Team: Ferrari
Points: 47
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 1

Championship position: 3
Driver: Alan Jones
Team: Williams
Points: 40
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 2

Championship position: 4
Driver: Jacques Laffite
Team: Ligier
Points: 36
Race wins: 2
Pole positions: 4

Championship position: 5
Driver: Clay Regazzoni
Team: Williams
Points: 29
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 6
Driver: Patrick Depailler
Team: Ligier
Points: 20
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 7
Driver: Carlos Reutemann
Team: Lotus
Points: 20
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 8
Driver: René Arnoux
Team: Renault
Points: 19
Race wins: 2
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 9
Driver: John Watson
Team: McLaren
Points: 15
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Championship position: 10
Driver: Didier Pironi
Team: Tyrrell
Points: 14
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0

Constructors Championship

Championship position: 1

Team: Ferrari
Points: 113
Race wins: 6

Championship position: 2

Team: Williams
Points: 75
Race wins: 5

Championship position: 3
Team: Ligier
Points: 61
Race wins: 3

Championship position: 4
Team: Lotus
Points: 39
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 5
Team: Tyrrell
Points: 28
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 6
Team: Renault
Points: 26
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 7
Team: McLaren
Points: 15
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 8
Team: Brabham
Points: 7
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 9
Team: Arrows
Points: 5
Race wins: 0

Championship position: 10
Team: Shadow
Points: 3
Race wins: 0