F1 1979 season review
Jody Scheckter won the title with Ferrari: 51 points, 3 wins. Runner-up: Gilles Villeneuve, 47 points.
Constructors' champion: Ferrari, 113 points, 6 wins.
15 races, 7 different winners, 4 winning teams.
Winners by round
First career wins
Teammate battles
- Ferrari: Jody Scheckter vs Gilles Villeneuve, qualifying 7-8, races 7-8
- Williams: Alan Jones vs Clay Regazzoni, qualifying 15-0, races 10-5
- Ligier: Jacques Laffite vs Jacky Ickx, qualifying 8-0, races 6-2
- Lotus: Carlos Reutemann vs Mario Andretti, qualifying 7-8, races 8-7
- Tyrrell: Didier Pironi vs Jean-Pierre Jarier, qualifying 8-5, races 5-8
- Renault: René Arnoux vs Jean-Pierre Jabouille, qualifying 4-11, races 7-7
- McLaren: John Watson vs Patrick Tambay, qualifying 13-2, races 10-3
- Brabham: Niki Lauda vs Nelson Piquet, qualifying 7-6, races 6-7
- Arrows: Jochen Mass vs Riccardo Patrese, qualifying 3-12, races 6-6
- Shadow: Elio De Angelis vs Jan Lammers, qualifying 10-5, races 7-5