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		1	Tom Pryce	1-
						2	James Hunt	1-
Warsteiner Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell	009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	N-A		3	Patrick Depailler	1-
						4	Nelson Piquet	1-
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	80	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	Turbo		5	Niki Lauda	1-
						6	Rick Mears	1-
Lavazza Motor Racing Developments with Renault Power	Brabham	BT48	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	Turbo		7	Keke Rosberg	1-
						8	Jody Scheckter	1-
Martini Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	A2	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	N-A		9	Jacques Laffite	1-
						10	John Watson	1-
Scuderia Ferrari SEFAC Olympus	Ferrari	312T4	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	N-A		11	Gilles Villeneuve	1-
						12	Riccardo Patrese	1-
Ligier Gitanes	Ligier	JS11	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	N-A		14	Elio de Angelis	1-
						15	Clay Regazzoni	1-
BMW Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	DN9	BMW M12/13 1.5 I4t	Turbo		16	Patrick Tambay	1-
						17	Stefan Johansson	1-
Parmalat Team Ensign	Ensign	N179	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	N-A		18	Carlos Reutemann	1-
						19	Tom Sneva	1-
Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf	WR7	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	N-A		20	Didier Pironi	1-
						21	Nigel Mansell	1-
Saudia Penske Racing	Penske	PC6B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	N-A		22	Emerson Fittipaldi	1-
						23	Mario Andretti	1-
Elf Team Williams	Williams	FW07	Matra MS79 1.5 V6t	Turbo		24	Carlos Pace	1-
						25	Ronnie Peterson	1-
Essex Team Surtees	Surtees	TS20B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	N-A		26	Chris Amon	1-
						27	Bruno Giacomelli	1-
Beta Utensili Boro	Boro	003	BMW M12/13 1.5 I4t	Turbo		28	Riccardo Zunino	1
							Eliseo Salazar	2-5
							Andrea de Cesaris	6-8, 14
							Derek Daly	9-10, 15-16
							Roberto Marazzi	11
							Huub Rothengatter	12-13
							Kenji Matsumoto	17
						29	Miguel Angel Guerra	1-2
							Arie Luyendyk	3-4
							Satoru Nakajima	5-8
							Albert Poon	9
							Beppe Gabbiani	10
							Michael Bleekemolen	11
							Jan Lammers	12-13
							Teo Fabi	14-15
							Hiroshi Fushida	16-17
Tissot Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	Kauhsen	WK	BMW M12/13 1.5 I4t	Turbo		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		32	Alan Jones	1-
						33	Desiré Wilson	1-
UOP ATS Racing	ATS	D2	Alfa Romeo 679T 1.5 V6t	Turbo		34	Marc Surer	1-
Equipe Renault FINA	Renault	RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t	Turbo		36	René Arnoux	1-
						37	Alain Prost	1-
March Racing	March	791	Matra MS79 1.5 V6t	Turbo		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		40	Hector Rebaque	1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 11-17
							Tony Trimmer	3, 6, 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		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

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
4	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Jamara
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder
7	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco
8	French Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone
10	European Grand Prix	Brands Hatch
11	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring
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																18
2	John Watson	2	5																8
3	Tom Pryce	3	3																8
4	Clay Regazzoni	Ret	2																6
5	Keke Rosberg	4	Ret																3
	Elio de Angelis	Ret	4																3
7	Rick Mears	5	12																2
8	Jacques Laffite	Ret	6																1
	Ronnie Peterson	6	Ret																1
10	Alain Prost	7	Ret																0
	Gilles Villeneuve	Ret	7																0
12	Patrick Depallier	8	Ret																0
	Jody Scheckter	Ret	8																0
14	Patrick Tambay	9	Ret																0
	Riccardo Patrese	Ret	9																0
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	10	15																0
17	Niki Lauda	Ret	10																0
18	Carlos Reutemann	12	11																0
19	René Arnoux	11	Ret																0
20	Jacky Ickx	13	18																0
21	Tom Sneva	Ret	13																0
22	Nelson Piquet	Ret	14																0
23	Mario Andretti	Ret	16																0
24	Danny Ongais	Ret	17																0
25	Didier Pironi	DNQ	19																0
26	Nigel Mansell	DNQ	20*																0
27	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	DNQ	21*																0
28	Carlos Pace	Ret	Ret																0
	Alan Jones	Ret	Ret																0
	Desiré Wilson	Ret	Ret																0
	Stefan Johansson	Ret	Ret																0
32	Chris Amon	Ret	DNQ																0
	Jochen Mass	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ															0
	Hector Rebaque	DNQ	Ret																0
35	Bruno Giacomelli	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ															0
	Hiroshi Fushida	DNQ	DNQ																0
37	Marc Surer	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ															0
38	Eliseo Salazar		DNQ																0
39	Miguel Angel Guerra	DNPQ	DNPQ																0
	Riccardo Zunino	DNPQ	DNPQ																0
	Arturo Merzario	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ															0
42	Masahiro Hasemi			DNPQ															0
	Arie Luyendyk			DNPQ															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																26
		2	1	1
2	Ligier-Ferrari	14	Ret	4																9
		15	Ret	2
3	Arrows-Cosworth	9	Ret	6																9
		10	2	5
4	Brabham-Renault	7	4	Ret																3
		8	Ret	8
5	Lotus-Renault	5	Ret	10																2
		6	5	12
6	Williams-Matra	24	Ret	Ret																1
		25	6	Ret
7	Ferrari	11	Ret	7																0
		12	Ret	9
8	Renault	36	11	Ret																0
		37	7	Ret
9	Tyrrell-Cosworth	3	8	Ret																0
		4	Ret	14
10	Shadow-BMW	16	9	Ret																0
		17	Ret	Ret
11	Penske-Cosworth	22	10	15																0
		23	Ret	16
12	Ensign-Ferrari	18	12	11																0
		19	Ret	13
13	March-Matra	38	13	18																0
		39	Ret	17
14	Wolf-Ferrari	20	DNQ	19																0
		21	DNQ	20*
15	Rebaque-Cosworth	40	DNQ	Ret																0
		41	DNQ	21*
16	Alfa Romeo	32	Ret	Ret																0
		33	Ret	Ret
17	Surtees-Cosworth	26	Ret	DNQ																0
		27	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ
	Kauhsen-BMW	30	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ															0
		31	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ
19	Boro-BMW	28	DNPQ	DNQ																0
		29	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ
20	ATS-Alfa Romeo	34	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ															0
21	Merzario-Renault	42	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ															0
		43		DNPQ

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