1979 Season Driver Summary

Scoring System
Eight total races counted towards driver championship. Four from first seven races and four from the last eight races.
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Race Results
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Driver
Constructor
Points
BAI
SAP
KYL
LBC
MAD
ZOL
MON
DIJ
GBR
HCK
A1R
NED
ITA
CAN
WAT
1Jody ScheckterJody ScheckterFerrariFerrari60
R
6
2
2
4
1
1
7
5
4
4
2
1
4
R
2Gilles VilleneuveGilles VilleneuveFerrariFerrari53
R
5
1
1
7
7
R
2
14
8
2
R
2
2
1
3Alan JonesAlan JonesWilliamsWilliams43
9
R
R
3
R
R
R
4
R
1
1
1
9
1
R
4Jacques LaffiteLigier36
1
1
R
R
R
2
R
8
R
3
3
3
R
R
R
5Clay RegazzoniClay RegazzoniWilliamsWilliams32
10
15
9
R
R
R
2
6
1
2
5
R
3
3
R
6Carlos ReutemannTeam Lotus25
2
3
5
R
2
4
3
13
8
R
R
R
7
R
R
7Patrick DepaillerLigier22
4
2
R
5
1
R
5
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8René ArnouxRené ArnouxRenaultRenault17
R
R
R
W
9
R
R
3
2
R
6
R
R
R
2
9John WatsonJohn WatsonMcLarenMcLaren15
3
8
R
R
R
6
4
11
4
5
9
R
R
6
6
10Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell14
R
R
3
6
5
11
R
5
3
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R
6
R
R
10Didier PironiTyrrell14
R
4
R
DSQ
6
3
R
R
10
9
7
R
10
5
3
10Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus14
5
R
4
4
3
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
5
10
R
13Jean-Pierre JabouilleJean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultRenault9
R
10
R
W
R
R
N
1
R
R
R
R
14
R
R
14Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo4
R
R
6
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
W
4
W
-
15Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo3
R
R
7
8
R
R
R
R
R
12
R
4
R
R
R
15Elio de AngelisShadow3
7
12
R
7
R
R
DNQ
16
12
11
R
R
R
R
4
15Jochen MassArrows3
8
7
12
9
8
R
6
15
R
6
R
6
R
DNQ
DNQ
15Jacky IckxLigier3-------
R
6
R
R
5
R
R
R
19Riccardo PatreseArrows2
W
9
11
R
10
5
R
14
R
R
R
R
13
R
R
19Hans-Joachim StuckATS2
W
R
R
DSQ
14
8
R
W
DNQ
R
R
R
11
R
5
21Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1
6
11
13
R
11
9
R
R
R
R
R
R
8
8
7
22Jan LammersShadow0
R
14
R
R
12
10
DNQ
18
11
10
R
R
DNQ
9
DNQ
22Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo0
R
R
7
8
R
R
R
R
R
12
R
4
R
R
R
22Bruno GiacomelliBruno GiacomelliAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo0-----
R
-
17
----
R
-
R
22Patrick TambayPatrick TambayMcLarenMcLaren0
R
R
10
R
13
DNQ
DNQ
10
7
R
10
R
R
R
R
22Marc SurerEnsign0------------
DNQ
DNQ
R
22Keke RosbergWolf0-------
9
R
R
R
R
R
DNQ
R
22Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo0
R
R
6
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
W
4
W
-
22Derek DalyEnsign0
11
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22Geoff LeesTyrrell0---------
7
-----
22Hector RebaqueTeam Lotus0
R
--------------
22Ricardo ZuninoBrabham-Ford0-------------
7
R
22Vittorio BrambillaVittorio BrambillaAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo0------------
12
R
DNQ
22James HuntWolf0
R
R
8
R
R
R
R
--------
22Arturo MerzarioMerzario0
R
DNQ
DNQ
R
DNQ
DNQ
-
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
22Gianfranco BrancatelliKauhsen0----
DNQ
----------
22Patrick GaillardEnsign0-------
DNQ
13
DNQ
R
DNQ
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22Alex RibeiroFittipaldi0-------------
DNQ
DNQ

Driver
Points
BAI
SAP
KYL
LBC
MAD
ZOL
MON
DIJ
GBR
HCK
A1R
NED
ITA
CAN
WAT

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