1979 Formula One season facts for kids
The 1979 Formula One season crowned as champion Jody Scheckter.
Season review
1979 Drivers Championship final standings
Pos | Driver | ARG![]() |
BRA![]() |
RSA![]() |
USW![]() |
ESP![]() |
BEL![]() |
MON![]() |
FRA![]() |
GBR![]() |
GER![]() |
AUT![]() |
NED![]() |
ITA![]() |
CAN![]() |
USE![]() |
Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
Ret | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 51 (60) |
2 | ![]() |
Ret | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 47 (53) |
3 | ![]() |
9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 40 (43) |
4 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 36 |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 15 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 29 (32) |
6 | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 20 (25) |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 20 (22) | ||||||||
8 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 17 |
9 | ![]() |
3 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 15 |
10 | ![]() |
Ret | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
11 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 14 | ||
12 | ![]() |
5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | Ret | 14 |
13 | ![]() |
Ret | 10 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | NC | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 9 |
14 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | WD | 4 | WD | 4 | |
15 | ![]() |
7 | 12 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 16 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 |
16 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 |
17 | ![]() |
Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | |||||||
18 | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 15 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 3 |
19 | ![]() |
DNS | 9 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 5 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 2 |
20 | ![]() |
DNS | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 14 | 8 | Ret | DNS | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 5 | 2 |
21 | ![]() |
6 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
22 | ![]() |
Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | DNQ | 7 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |
23 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
24 | ![]() |
7 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||
25 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
26 | ![]() |
11 | 13 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||
27 | ![]() |
Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
28 | ![]() |
Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | DNQ | 18 | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 9 | DNQ | 0 |
29 | ![]() |
9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 0 | |||||||
30 | ![]() |
12 | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
31 | ![]() |
DNQ | 13 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||
32 | ![]() |
Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
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Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |
— | ![]() |
DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||
— | ![]() |
DNQ | DNQ | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||||||||
— | ![]() |
DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | ARG![]() |
BRA![]() |
RSA![]() |
USW![]() |
ESP![]() |
BEL![]() |
MON![]() |
FRA![]() |
GBR![]() |
GER![]() |
AUT![]() |
NED![]() |
ITA![]() |
CAN![]() |
USE![]() |
Pts |
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Images for kids
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South African Jody Scheckter won the Drivers' Championship, driving for Ferrari.
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Australian Alan Jones (pictured in 1980) finished third in the Drivers' Championship, driving for Williams.

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