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1 Wilson Fittipaldi replaced Emerson Fittipaldi for the Brazilian Grand Prix, which would be his last competitive outing. Emerson was back in the seat for the next race at South Africa.
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</li></ul><ul><li><small>8</small> Stefan Bellof was given a trial period by Shadow after Rosberg failed to live up to expectations or his team mate. | </li></ul><ul><li><small>8</small> Stefan Bellof was given a trial period by Shadow after Rosberg failed to live up to expectations or his team mate. | ||
</li></ul><ul><li><small>9</small> Rupert Keegan replaced Beppe Gabbiani for Britain to please sponsors. Gabbiani quit the team after it was announced Keegan would race in Germany | </li></ul><ul><li><small>9</small> Rupert Keegan replaced Beppe Gabbiani for Britain to please sponsors. Gabbiani quit the team after it was announced Keegan would race in Germany | ||
</li></ul><ul><li><small>10</small> Marc Surer and John Watson were involved in a horrifying crash at the German Grand Prix. Surer suffered back, chest and leg injuries and will sit out the rest of the season, while Watson escaped with minor injuries. Surer was replaced with | </li></ul><ul><li><small>10</small> Marc Surer and John Watson were involved in a horrifying crash at the German Grand Prix. Surer suffered back, chest and leg injuries and will sit out the rest of the season, while Watson escaped with minor injuries. Surer was replaced with [[Padraig O'Connell]]</li></ul><ul><li><small>11</small> Beppe Gabbiani replaced Guidetti at Merzario from the German Grand Prix onwards. | ||
</li></ul><ul><li><small>12</small> After retiring from the German Grand Prix with brake failure, James Hunt decalred the current crop of cars 'deathtraps' and promptly retired from motor racing. | </li></ul><ul><li><small>12</small> After retiring from the German Grand Prix with brake failure, James Hunt decalred the current crop of cars 'deathtraps' and promptly retired from motor racing. | ||
</li></ul><ul><li><small>13</small> Vitorio Brambilla will step aside for de Angelis from the Austrian Grand Prix onwards. | </li></ul><ul><li><small>13</small> Vitorio Brambilla will step aside for de Angelis from the Austrian Grand Prix onwards. |
Revision as of 05:55, 13 November 2012
The 1979 Formula One season was the 30th in the history of the history of the championship. The season was marked by significant changes in the rules brought about by new FIA President Jean-Luc Knighte, especially in the area of safety, as well as the introduction of a number of new circuits to the calender.
Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Type | # | Race Drivers | Rounds | Test Drivers |
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McLaren | M28 M29 |
Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 0 | 8, 15-16 | ![]() | |
1 | ![]() |
1-7, 9-14 | ||||||
2 | All | |||||||
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Tyrrell | 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 3 | ![]() |
All | ![]() ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
1-6, 8-16 | ||||||
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7 | |||||||
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17 | |||||||
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Brabham | BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 5 | All | None | |
6 | All | |||||||
Lotus | 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 7 | All | |||
8 | All | |||||||
ATS | D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 9 | All | |||
99 | 1-10 | |||||||
11 | ||||||||
12-16 | ||||||||
RAM | Lotus 80 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 10 | 1-3 | |||
39 | 1-3 | |||||||
Ferrari 015 | N-A | 10 | 4-12, 14-16 | |||||
13 | ||||||||
39 | 4, 6-16 | |||||||
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5 | |||||||
Ferrari | 312T4 | Ferrari 015 turbo | Turbo | 11 | All | None | ||
12 | ![]() |
All | ||||||
Fittipaldi | F6 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 14 | 1, 3-16 | |||
2 | ||||||||
44 | All | |||||||
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Renault | RS10 | Renault-Gordini EF1 turbo | Turbo | 15 | All | None | |
16 | ![]() |
All | ||||||
Shadow | DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV turbo | Turbo | 17 | 1-9, 12-16 | |||
11 | ||||||||
18 | 1-7 | |||||||
8-16 | ||||||||
Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 17 | 10 | |||||
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Wolf | WR7-9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 20 | 1-4, 8-10 | ||
5-7, 11-16 | ||||||||
21 | All | |||||||
Ensign | N179 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 22 | ![]() |
All | None | |
23 | All | |||||||
Merzario | A1B A4B Lotus 80 |
Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 24 | 1-5, 11-12 | |||
6-10, 14-16 | ||||||||
13 | ||||||||
34 | 1-9 | |||||||
10-16 | ||||||||
Ligier | JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 25 | All | |||
26 | All | |||||||
Williams | FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 27 | ![]() |
1-9 | ||
28 | 1-10 | |||||||
Honda | Turbo | 27 | ![]() |
10-16 | ||||
28 | 11-16 | |||||||
Arrows | A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 29 | 1-2, 8-16 | |||
3-7 | ||||||||
30 | All | |||||||
Rebaque | HR100 PR-01 |
Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 31 | ![]() |
1-10 |
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11-16 | ||||||||
33 | 1-10 | |||||||
11-16 | ||||||||
Alfa Romeo | 179 | Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 | N-A | 35 | All | |||
36 | All | |||||||
Jenkins | FW06 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 37 | 1-14 | |||
38 | 1-8 | |||||||
9-14 |
Key
Key | ||
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Icon | Type | |
N-A | Normally Aspirated | |
Turbo | Turbocharged |
Mid-Season Changes
- 2 Riccardo Patrese broke his left arm during the Brazilian Grand Prix after crashing heavily. Alfa Romeo test driver Andrea de Cesaris filled in from South African until Riccado's return.
- 3 James Hunt was banned for 3 races after causing an avoidable collision resulting in injury at the United States West Grand Prix. Wolf test driver Bruno Giacomelli replaced Hunt until his return.
- 4 Emilio de Villota replaced Gianfranco Brancatelli at RAM as a one-off for the Spanish Grand Prix
- 5 Elio de Angelis was sacked after 5 races after a string of DNQs in a chassis capable of qualifying. One-time race winner and Merzario test driver Vittorio Brambilla replaced de Angelis.
- 6 Geoff Lees was forced to miss the Monaco GP after a severe case of food poisoning. He was replaced by the team's test driver Thomas Nurmester.
- 7 Derek Daly replaced an under-performing Mario Andretti for the French Grand Prix. The FIA deemed that he should not race with the champions #1, so raced with the number #0 instead.
- 8 Stefan Bellof was given a trial period by Shadow after Rosberg failed to live up to expectations or his team mate.
- 9 Rupert Keegan replaced Beppe Gabbiani for Britain to please sponsors. Gabbiani quit the team after it was announced Keegan would race in Germany
- 10 Marc Surer and John Watson were involved in a horrifying crash at the German Grand Prix. Surer suffered back, chest and leg injuries and will sit out the rest of the season, while Watson escaped with minor injuries. Surer was replaced with Padraig O'Connell
- 11 Beppe Gabbiani replaced Guidetti at Merzario from the German Grand Prix onwards.
- 12 After retiring from the German Grand Prix with brake failure, James Hunt decalred the current crop of cars 'deathtraps' and promptly retired from motor racing.
- 13 Vitorio Brambilla will step aside for de Angelis from the Austrian Grand Prix onwards.
- 14 John Watson suffered a sprained ankle in the German GP crash, and was forced to miss the next race. Keke Rosberg replaced him.
- 15 Hector Rebaque announced he would sit out the remaining 4 European rounds after poor results leading up to the German Grand Prix. Instead, Piercarlo Ghinzani would race the second Rebaque. Hector Rebaque later announced that Ghinzani would complete all of he remaining rounds.
- 16 Harlad Ertl replaced Hans-Joachim Stuck for the Austrian Grand Prix only
- 17 Similarly, Michael Bleekemolen replaced Hans-Joachim Stuck for the Dutch Grand Prix only. Good performances for ATS however saw him land the drive for the rest of the season.
- 18 Mario Andretti was fired after the European Grand Prix. The American had put in a string of lacklustre performances, and had collided with Hiroshi Takagi for the 3rd time in 4 races. He was replaced by Derek Daly for the rest of the season.
- 19 Geoff Lees was sacked by Tyrrell after the US GP and replaced by team test driver Didier Pironi.
Season Calendar
Race Track Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Callum McAllister
Niki Lauda
Edward Kevin
Ligier-Ford
2 Brazilian Grand Prix
Interlagos Callum McAllister
Callum McAllister
Jody Scheckter
Williams-Ford
3 South African Grand Prix
Kyalami Rene Arnoux
Andrea de Cesaris
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Ford
4 United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach Gilles Villeneuve
Carlos Reutemann
Rene Arnoux
Ferrari
5 Spanish Grand Prix
Jarama Callum McAllister
Jody Scheckter
Jan Lammers
RAM-Ferrari
6 Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Gianfranco Brancatelli
Callum McAllister
Callum McAllister
Williams-Ford
7 Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco Callum McAllister
Rene Arnoux
Carlos Reutemann
Renault
8 French Grand Prix
Dijon Jody Scheckter
Alan Jones
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Ford
9 British Grand Prix
Silverstone Gilles Villeneuve
Callum McAllister
Rene Arnoux
Ferrari
10 German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring Callum McAllister
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Ford
11 Austrian Grand Prix
Österreichring Jody Scheckter
Jody Scheckter
Edward Kevin
Ligier-Ford
12 Dutch Grand Prix
Circuit Park Zandvoort Callum McAllister
Jody Scheckter
Callum McAllister
Williams-Honda
13 Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale Monza Gilles Villeneuve
Jody Scheckter
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
14 European Grand Prix
Brands Hatch Jody Scheckter
Rene Arnoux
Harvey Jones
Lotus-Ford
15 Canadian Grand Prix
Montreal Jody Scheckter
Gilles Villeneuve
Jody Scheckter
Williams-Honda
16 United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen Callum McAllister
Carlos Reutemann
Alan Jones
Lotus-Ford
17 Australian Grand Prix
Adelaide Street Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Jacques Laffite
Callum McAllister
Williams-Honda
Championship Standings
Points System
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Driver's Championship
Pos Driver ARG BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA EUR CAN USA AUS‡ Pts 1 Jacques Laffite
Ret 10 1 Ret 2 Ret 6 1 Ret 1 2 Ret 5 Ret 2 Ret 2 65 2 Edward Kevin
1 16† Ret Ret 6 2 Ret 4 Ret 3 1 2 Ret 2 4 Ret 11 63 3 Rene Arnoux
8 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 3 2 1 13† Ret 4 2 3 Ret Ret Ret 62 4 Jody Scheckter
Ret 1 2 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret 44 5 Callum McAllister
Ret 3 3 Ret Ret 1 Ret 3 9 Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 43 6 Gilles Villeneuve
13† 4 Ret 3 3 Ret 5 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 5 Ret Ret 40 7 Alan Jones
Ret Ret 7 4 8 Ret Ret 7 5 Ret 12† 3 Ret Ret 3 1 Ret 36 8 Harvey Jones
Ret 5 Ret 6 Ret 4 7 11 3 Ret 5 Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret 13† 34 9 Carlos Reutemann
Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret 9 3 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 17 34 10 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
6 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 13† Ret 3 Ret Ret 2 3 30 11 Jan Lammers
Ret 9 Ret 8 1 5 4 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 13 6 Ret 27 12 Nelson Piquet
Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 3 9 6 Ret 5 6 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 24 13 Hiroshi Takagi
2 Ret 9 11 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 6 Ret 9 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 17 14 Guillaume Gauthier
Ret 14 18 13 5 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 7† Ret 7 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 16 15 Stefan Bellof
Ret Ret 4 11 10 4 Ret 7 DNQ 6 13.5 16 Gianfranco Brancatelli
Ret Ret 4 5 9 Ret 9 7 11 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 13.5 17 John Watson
10 DNQ 10 DNQ Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret INJ 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 18† 10 18 Mario Andretti
4 17 15 DNQ 7 7 12 Ret 14† Ret Ret Ret 12 9 19 Niki Lauda
Ret 6 13 9 9 Ret 14 Ret 10 Ret 10 11 Ret Ret Ret 4 15† 8 20 James Hunt
3 15 DNQ Ret EX EX EX 12 Ret Ret 6 21 Alain Prost
5 Ret Ret 7 Ret 11 13 14 11 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 9 Ret Ret 14† 6 22 Keke Rosberg
DNQ DNQ 17 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 4 5 23 Derek Daly
5 9 10 7 5 24 Roberto Horford
7 13 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 15† Ret Ret 12 11 8 8 8 9 5 25 Andrea de Cesaris
5 12 Ret Ret 11 4 26 Keiran Sutherland
12 12 8 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 6 Ret 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 16† 4 27 Geoff Lees
Ret 8 6 Ret 10 Ret INJ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret DNQ 4 28 Didier Pironi
4 2.5 29 Vittorio Brambillia
DNQ 17 Ret 12 DNQ 14 Ret 5 2 30 Riccardo Patrese
9 Ret INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 12† 2 31 Padraig O'Connell
Ret Ret 12 7 11 Ret Ret 2 32 Bruno Giacomelli
11 Ret 18 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret 7 DNQ 2 33 Piercarlo Ghinzani
8 8 Ret Ret 10 DNQ Ret 2 34 Davey Clarke
Ret 11 14 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 13 Ret 12 DNQ 10 1 35 Simone Guidetti
DNQ DNQ 12 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 15 DNQ 8 DNQ 1 36 Thomas Nurmester
8 1 37 Emerson Fittipaldi
DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ 0 38 Marc Surer
DNQ 18 DNQ 10 DNQ 13 Ret Ret DNQ Ret INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 0 39 Rupert Keegan
14 10 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 0 40 Marshal Jenkins
Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 10 0 41 Beppe Gabbiani
Ret Ret DNQ 14 13 12 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret 11 DNQ Ret Ret 0 42 Ladislav Sedlak
11 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 43 Danny Ongais
14 DNQ 11 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 44 Martin Rösler
Ret 19 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 19† 0 45 Michael Bleekemolen
13 DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 0 46 Pierre Depault
DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 15 DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 0 47 Hector Rebaque
DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 48 Elio de Angelis
DNQ DNQ 19 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 0 49 Wilson Fittipaldi
20 0 NC Hans Joachim Stuck
DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 NC Emilio de Villota
Ret 0 NC Gimax
Ret 0 NC Harald Ertl
DNQ -
Bold indicates pole positionItalics indicate fastest lap
† indicates that the driver did not finish the race, but completed more than 90% of the race distance
‡ indicates that half points were awarded as less than 75% of the scheduled race distance was completed
Constructor's Championship Standings
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