Gilles Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
VIL vs SCH
Seasons · 1979
Drivers' Champion
SCH Jody Scheckter
Constructors' Champion
Ferrari
Status
Completed
Season story
Top 10 drivers shown by default. Click a name below to add or remove a line.
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Final standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCH Jody Scheckter | FER | 3 | 51 |
| 2 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | FER | 3 | 47 |
| 3 | JON Alan Jones | WIL | 4 | 40 |
| 4 | LAF Jacques Laffite | LIG | 2 | 36 |
| 5 | REG Clay Regazzoni | WIL | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | DEP Patrick Depailler | LIG | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | REU Carlos Reutemann | TLO | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | ARN René Arnoux | REN | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | WAT John Watson | MCL | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | PIR Didier Pironi | TYR | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | TYR | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | AND Mario Andretti | TLO | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | REN | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | LAU Niki Lauda | BRH | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | DEA Elio de Angelis | SHD | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | BRH | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | ICK Jacky Ickx | LIG | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | MAS Jochen Mass | ARR | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | ARR | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | FIT | 0 | 1 |
| REB Hector Rebaque | REB | 0 | 0 | |
| TAM Patrick Tambay | MCL | 0 | 0 | |
| ZUN Ricardo Zunino | BRH | 0 | 0 | |
| LEE Geoff Lees | TYR | 0 | 0 | |
| DAL Derek Daly | TYR | 0 | 0 | |
| HUN James Hunt | WLF | 0 | 0 | |
| LAM Jan Lammers | SHD | 0 | 0 | |
| ROS Keke Rosberg | WLF | 0 | 0 | |
| BRA Vittorio Brambilla | ALF | 0 | 0 | |
| GAI Patrick Gaillard | ENS | 0 | 0 | |
| GIA Bruno Giacomelli | ALF | 0 | 0 | |
| SUR Marc Surer | ENS | 0 | 0 | |
| MER Arturo Merzario | MZR | 0 | 0 |
Final standings
Qualifying
Every driver's qualifying form, sorted by best average grid position.
No qualifying data for this season.
Teammate head-to-head
Qualifying, race finish and points totals between teammates. Ranked by combined team points.
VIL vs SCH
JON vs REG
LAF vs DEP
REU vs AND
JAR vs PIR
ARN vs JAB
WAT vs TAM
LAU vs PIQ
MAS vs PAT
DEA vs LAM
BRA vs GIA
| Rd | Race | Date | Pole | Winner | Podium | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 21 Jan | LAF | LAF | LAF · REU · WAT | Result → | |
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 4 Feb | LAF | LAF | LAF · DEP · REU | Result → | |
| 3 | South African Grand Prix Kyalami | 3 Mar | JAB | VIL | VIL · SCH · JAR | Result → | |
| 4 | United States Grand Prix West Long Beach | 8 Apr | VIL | VIL | VIL · SCH · JON | Result → | |
| 5 | Spanish Grand Prix Jarama | 29 Apr | LAF | DEP | DEP · REU · AND | Result → | |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix Zolder | 13 May | LAF | SCH | SCH · LAF · PIR | Result → | |
| 7 | Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco | 27 May | SCH | SCH | SCH · REG · REU | Result → | |
| 8 | French Grand Prix Dijon-Prenois | 1 Jul | JAB | JAB | JAB · VIL · ARN | Result → | |
| 9 | British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit | 14 Jul | JON | REG | REG · ARN · JAR | Result → | |
| 10 | German Grand Prix Hockenheimring | 29 Jul | JAB | JON | JON · REG · LAF | Result → | |
| 11 | Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring | 12 Aug | ARN | JON | JON · VIL · LAF | Result → | |
| 12 | Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Park Zandvoort | 26 Aug | ARN | JON | JON · SCH · LAF | Result → | |
| 13 | Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 9 Sept | JAB | SCH | SCH · VIL · REG | Result → | |
| 14 | Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 30 Sept | JON | JON | JON · VIL · REG | Result → | |
| 15 | United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen | 7 Oct | JON | VIL | VIL · ARN · PIR | Result → |