1979 Virtual F1 Season

The 1979 Formula 1 series is the fourth season of pi314159's alternate Formula 1. The season marked the end of the Fittipaldi, Theodore and Apollon teams, with Rebaque making their debut in Formula 1. 1979 also marked the return of the Alfa Romeo works team for the first time since the 1950s.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Aspiration	Tyres	#	Race Drivers	Rounds
Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren	M28	BMW M12/13 1.5 I4t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	1	Tom Pryce	1-
						2	James Hunt	1-
Warsteiner Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	N-A	Template:Goodyear	3	Patrick Depailler	1-
						4	Nelson Piquet	1-
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	80	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	5	Niki Lauda	1-
						6	Rick Mears	1-
Lavazza Motor Racing Developments with Renault Power	Brabham	BT48	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	7	Keke Rosberg	1-
						8	Jody Scheckter	1-
Martini Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	A2	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	N-A	Template:Goodyear	9	Jacques Laffite	1-
						10	John Watson	1-
Scuderia Ferrari SEFAC Olympus	Ferrari	312T4	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	N-A	Template:Goodyear	11	Gilles Villeneuve	1-9
							Elio de Angelis	10-12
						12	Riccardo Patrese	1-
Ligier Gitanes	Ligier	JS11	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	N-A	Template:Goodyear	14	Elio de Angelis	1-9
							Didier Pironi	10-12
						15	Clay Regazzoni	1-
BMW Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	DN9	BMW M12/13 1.5 I4t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	16	Patrick Tambay	1-
						17	Stefan Johansson	1-
Parmalat Team Ensign	Ensign	N179	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	N-A	Template:Goodyear	18	Carlos Reutemann	1-
						19	Tom Sneva	1-
Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf	WR7	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	N-A	Template:Goodyear	20	Didier Pironi	1-9
							Satoru Nakajima	10-12
						21	Nigel Mansell	1-3
							Derek Warwick	4-
Saudia Penske Racing	Penske	PC6B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	N-A	Template:Goodyear	22	Emerson Fittipaldi	1-
						23	Mario Andretti	1-
Elf Team Williams	Williams	FW07	Matra MS79 1.5 V6t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	24	Carlos Pace	1-3, 6-
							Derek Daly	4-5
						25	Ronnie Peterson	1-
Essex Team Surtees	Surtees	TS20B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	N-A	Template:Goodyear	26	Chris Amon	1-
						27	Bruno Giacomelli	1-
Beta Utensili Boro	Boro	003	BMW M12/13 1.5 I4t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	28	Riccardo Zunino	1
							Eliseo Salazar	2-5
							Andrea de Cesaris	6-8
							Derek Daly	9-11
							Siegfried Stohr	12
							Huub Rothengatter	13
							Piercarlo Ghinzani	14-15
							Rad Dougall	16
							José "Pocholo" Ramirez	17
						29	Miguel Angel Guerra	1-2
							Arie Luyendyk	3-4
							Satoru Nakajima	5-8
							Albert Poon	9
							Beppe Gabbiani	10
							Divina Galica	11
							Patrick Gaillard	12
							Jan Lammers	13
							Teo Fabi	14
							Eddie Jordan	15
							Osvaldo López	16
							Hiroshi Fushida	17
Tissot Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	Kauhsen	WK	BMW M12/13 1.5 I4t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	30	Jochen Mass	1-
						31	Hiroshi Fushida	1-2
							Mashiro Hasemi	3-7
							Brian Henton	8-12
							Kazuyoshi Hoshino	13-17
Autodelta	Alfa Romeo	179	Alfa Romeo 679T 1.5 V6t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	32	Alan Jones	1-5, 11-
							Nigel Mansell	6-10
						33	Desiré Wilson	1-10
							Nigel Mansell	11-
UOP ATS Racing	ATS	D2	Alfa Romeo 679T 1.5 V6t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	34	Marc Surer	1-
Equipe Renault FINA	Renault	RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	36	René Arnoux	1-
						37	Alain Prost	1-
March Racing	March	791	Matra MS79 1.5 V6t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	38	Jacky Ickx	1-
						39	Danny Ongias	1-
Copersucar Team Rebaque Alimentado Pela Ford Do Brasil	Rebaque	HR100	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	N-A	Template:Goodyear	40	Hector Rebaque	1-5, 8, 11-17
							Tony Trimmer	6-7, 9-10
						41	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1-2, 7-8
							Rupert Keegan	3, 9-11
							Eddie Cheever	4, 6, 15-16
							Tony Trimmer	5
							Jean-Pierre Jarier	12-14, 17
Team Merzario	Merzario	A2	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	Turbo	Template:Goodyear	42	Arturo Merzario	1-
						43	Riccardo Zunino	2
							Eliseo Salazar	6
							Roberto Marazzi	9-10
							Gianfranco Brancatelli	13-15
							Masami Kuwashima	16-17

Season Calendar

Testing

Circuit	Type	Fastest driver	Fastest team	Lap time
Brands Hatch	Public	Jacques Laffite	Arrows-Cosworth	1:14.641
Circuit Paul Ricard	Public	Alain Prost	Renault	1:42.903
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Public	Derek Warwick	Alfa Romeo	1:37.004
Autodromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Private	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske-Cosworth	1:45.920
Autodromo de Interlagos	Private	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2:25.700
Kyalami Circuit	Private	John Watson	Arrows-Cosworth	1:12.372
Silverstone	Private	Tom Pryce	McLaren-BMW	1:12.590

Grands Prix

	Race	Track	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	Jacques Laffite	James Hunt	James Hunt	McLaren-BMW
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos	Tom Pryce	James Hunt	James Hunt	McLaren-BMW
3	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Keke Rosberg	Riccardo Patrese	Jody Schekter	Brabham-Renault
4	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	James Hunt	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	McLaren-BMW
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Jamara	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	James Hunt	McLaren-BMW
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	James Hunt	James Hunt	James Hunt	McLaren-BMW
7	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	Tom Pryce	Keke Rosberg	Keke Rosberg	Brabham-Renault
8	French Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois	James Hunt	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	McLaren-BMW
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	James Hunt	Clay Regazzoni	Clay Ragazzoni	Ligier-Ferrari
10	European Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	Didier Pironi	Ronnie Peterson	Jacques Laffite	Arrows-Cosworth
11	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Carlos Pace	James Hunt	James Hunt	McLaren-BMW
12	Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring
13	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort
14	Italian Grand Prix	Monza
15	Canadian Grand Prix	Montreal
16	United States Grand Prix East	Watkins Glen
17	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	FRA	GBR	EUR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN	Points
1	James Hunt	1	1	2	Ret	1	1	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	1							55
2	Tom Pryce	3	3	5	1	2	Ret	Ret	1	14*	Ret	Ret							34
3	Keke Rosberg	4	Ret	3	2	8*	4	1	Ret	7	2	6							32
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	2	1	6*	Ret							25
5	Jacques Laffite	Ret	6	6	19*	3	3	Ret	12*	2	1	Ret							25
6	Jody Scheckter	Ret	8	1	8	13*	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4							18
7	Ronnie Peterson	6	Ret	Ret	9	5	6	2	3	Ret	Ret	3							18
8	Elio de Angelis	Ret	4	Ret	3	Ret	7	Ret	4	4	Ret	8							13
9	John Watson	2	5	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret							8
10	Carlos Pace	Ret	Ret	Ret	INJ	INJ	5	3	Ret	5	Ret	5							10
11	Rick Mears	5	12	Ret	5	6	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	11							8
12	Patrick Tambay	9	Ret	Ret	4	7	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	3	Ret							7
13	Riccardo Patrese	Ret	9	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	9							4
14	Patrick Depallier	8	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	11	4	12							3
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	10	15	Ret	DNQ	Ret	10	7	5	Ret	Ret	Ret							2
16	Tom Sneva	Ret	13	Ret	12	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	16							2
17	Niki Lauda	Ret	10	11*	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret							2
18	Alain Prost	7	Ret	Ret	14	11	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	7*	15							1
19	Stefan Johansson	Ret	Ret	7	6	Ret	14*	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret							1
20	Carlos Reutemann	12	11	Ret	11*	Ret	8	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	14							1
21	Gilles Villeneuve	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	INJ	INJ	INJ						0
22	René Arnoux	11	Ret	8	13	Ret	DNQ	8	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret							0
23	Nelson Piquet	Ret	14	10	18*	DNQ	11	DNQ	Ret	8	Ret	13							0
24	Nigel Mansell	DNQ	20*	DNQ			Ret	Ret	Ret	12	8*	18							0
25	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	DNQ	21*					DNQ	8										0
26	Chris Amon	Ret	DNQ	9	DNPQ	10	Ret	Ret	11*	Ret	Ret	10							0
27	Mario Andretti	Ret	16	Ret	DNQ	12	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret							0
28	Bruno Giacomelli	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	13	Ret	7							0
29	Tony Trimmer					DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ		9	Ret								0
30	Jacky Ickx	13	18	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	10*	10	DNQ	DNQ	Ret							0
31	Derek Daly				10	Ret				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ							0
32	Rupert Keegan			DNQ						10	DNQ	Ret							0
33	Danny Ongais	Ret	17	13	Ret	14*	12	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret							0
34	Didier Pironi	DNQ	19	12	17	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	2							6
35	Desiré Wilson	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	13	DNQ	DNQ	15*	DNQ								0
36	Alan Jones	Ret	Ret	14*	15	Ret	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	INJ	17							0
37	Hector Rebaque	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	16	DNQ			DNQ			Ret							0
38	Jochen Mass	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ							0
39	Derek Warwick				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ							0
40	Eliseo Salazar		DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ												0
41	Hiroshi Fushida	DNQ	DNQ																0
	Eddie Cheever				DNQ		DNQ												0
43	Marc Surer	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ							0
44	Brian Henton								DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ							0
45	Arturo Merzario	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ							0
46	Masahiro Hasemi			DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ											0
	Satoru Nakajima					DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNPQ	DNQ							0
48	Andrea de Cesaris						DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ										0
49	Miguel Angel Guerra	DNPQ	DNPQ																0
	Riccardo Zunino	DNPQ	DNPQ																0
	Arie Luyendyk			DNPQ	DNPQ														0
	Roberto Marazzi									DNPQ	DNPQ								0
53	Albert Poon									DNPQ									0
	Beppe Gabbiani										DNPQ								0
NA	Divina Galica											DNQ							0

Constructors Championship

Pos	Team	#	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	FRA	GBR	EUR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN	Points
1	McLaren-BMW	1	3	3	5	1	2	Ret	Ret	1	14*	Ret								80
		2	1	1	2	Ret	1	1	Ret	Ret	3	Ret
2	Brabham-Renault	7	4	Ret	3	2	8*	4	1	Ret	7	2								46
		8	Ret	8	1	8	13*	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
3	Ligier-Ferrari	14	Ret	4	Ret	3	Ret	7	Ret	4	4	Ret								38
		15	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	2	1	6*
4	Arrows-Cosworth	9	Ret	6	6	19*	3	3	Ret	12*	2	1								33
		10	2	5	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
5	Williams-Matra	24	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	5	3	Ret	5	Ret								22
		25	6	Ret	Ret	9	5	6	2	3	Ret	Ret
6	Lotus-Renault	5	Ret	10	11*	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret								10
		6	5	12	Ret	5	6	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret
7	Shadow-BMW	16	9	Ret	Ret	4	7	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	3								8
		17	Ret	Ret	7	6	Ret	14*	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
8	Ferrari	11	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret								4
		12	Ret	9	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret
9	Tyrrell-Cosworth	3	8	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	11	4								3
		4	Ret	14	10	18*	DNQ	11	DNQ	Ret	8	Ret
10	Ensign-Ferrari	18	12	11	Ret	11*	Ret	8	6	Ret	Ret	Ret								3
		19	Ret	13	Ret	12	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
11	Penske-Cosworth	22	10	15	Ret	DNQ	Ret	10	7	5	Ret	Ret								2
		23	Ret	16	Ret	DNQ	12	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret
12	Renault	36	11	Ret	8	13	Ret	DNQ	8	DNQ	Ret	Ret								1
		37	7	Ret	Ret	14	11	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	7*
13	Rebaque-Cosworth	40	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	16	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	9	Ret								0
		41	DNQ	21*	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	8	10	DNQ
14	Alfa Romeo	32	Ret	Ret	14*	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	8*								0
		33	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	13	DNQ	DNQ	15*	DNQ
15	Surtees-Cosworth	26	Ret	DNQ	9	DNPQ	10	Ret	Ret	11*	Ret	Ret								0
		27	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	13	Ret
16	March-Matra	38	13	18	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	10*	10	DNQ	DNQ								0
		39	Ret	17	13	Ret	14*	12	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
17	Wolf-Ferrari	20	DNQ	19	12	17	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ								0
		21	DNQ	20*	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
18	Kauhsen-BMW	30	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ								0
		31	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ
19	Boro-BMW	28	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ								0
		29	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
20	ATS-Alfa Romeo	34	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ								0
21	Merzario-Renault	42	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ								0
		43		DNPQ				DNPQ			DNPQ	DNPQ

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