Drivers' championship 1979Final standings

1979Drivers’ championship

Jody Scheckter took the 1979 title by 4 points from Villeneuve, with 3 wins.

1979 World Champion

JodyScheckter

Ferrari

51Points

3Wins

Champion: 51; points · Scheckter
Margin: 4; points to Villeneuve
Rounds: 15; in the season
Winners: 7; different race winners

Round-by-round chart

This season's official totals can't be rebuilt round by round (for example because of dropped scores, shared drives or penalties), so the progression chart is not shown.

Timing sheet

Standings

Official 1979 drivers’ championship table, after round 15.

1979 drivers' championship standings
Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Gap	Pts
1 (champion)	Jody Scheckter Ferrari	Ferrari	3	Champion	51Champion
2	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Ferrari	3	+4	47+4
3	Alan Jones Williams	Williams	4	+11	40+11
4	Jacques Laffite Ligier	Ligier	2	+15	36+15
5	Clay Regazzoni Williams	Williams	1	+22	29+22
6	Patrick Depailler Ligier	Ligier	1	+31	20+31
7	Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus	Team Lotus	0	+31	20+31
8	René Arnoux Renault	Renault	0	+34	17+34
9	John Watson McLaren	McLaren	0	+36	15+36
10	Didier Pironi Tyrrell	Tyrrell	0	+37	14+37
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell	Tyrrell	0	+37	14+37
12	Mario Andretti Team Lotus	Team Lotus	0	+37	14+37
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault	Renault	1	+42	9+42
14	Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo / Brabham-Ford	Brabham-Alfa Romeo / Brabham-Ford	0	+47	4+47
15	Elio de Angelis Shadow	Shadow	0	+48	3+48
16	Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo / Brabham-Ford	Brabham-Alfa Romeo / Brabham-Ford	0	+48	3+48
17	Jacky Ickx Ligier	Ligier	0	+48	3+48
18	Jochen Mass Arrows	Arrows	0	+48	3+48
19	Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS	ATS	0	+49	2+49
20	Riccardo Patrese Arrows	Arrows	0	+49	2+49
21	Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	0	+50	1+50
–	Hector RebaqueTeam Lotus / Rebaque	Team Lotus / Rebaque	0	+51	0+51
–	Patrick Tambay McLaren	McLaren	0	+51	0+51
–	Ricardo Zunino Brabham-Ford	Brabham-Ford	0	+51	0+51
–	Geoff Lees Tyrrell	Tyrrell	0	+51	0+51
–	Derek DalyEnsign / Tyrrell	Ensign / Tyrrell	0	+51	0+51
–	James Hunt Wolf	Wolf	0	+51	0+51
–	Jan Lammers Shadow	Shadow	0	+51	0+51
–	Keke Rosberg Wolf	Wolf	0	+51	0+51
–	Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	+51	0+51
–	Patrick Gaillard Ensign	Ensign	0	+51	0+51
–	Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	+51	0+51
–	Marc Surer Ensign	Ensign	0	+51	0+51
–	Arturo Merzario Merzario	Merzario	0	+51	0+51

A dash in the position column means the entry is not ranked in the 1979 championship.

Standings after round 15