1979 rFactor Alternate Formula One season
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Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Type | # | Race Drivers | Rounds | Test Drivers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren | M28 M29 |
Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 0 | 8, 15-16 | Derek Daly | |
1 | Mario Andretti 18 | 1-7, 9-14 | ||||||
2 | All | |||||||
Candy Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell | 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-A | 3 | Hiroshi Takagi | All | Didier Pironi Thomas Nurmester |
4 | Geoff Lees | 1-6, 8-16 | ||||||
Thomas Nurmester 6 | 7 | |||||||
Didier Pironi 19 | 17 | |||||||
Parmalat Racing Team | 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 | |||||||
Emilio de Villota4 | 5 | |||||||
Ferrari | 312T4 | Ferrari 015 turbo | Turbo | 11 | All | None | ||
12 | Gilles Villeneuve | All | ||||||
Fittipaldi | F6 | Ford Cosworth DFV | N-
A |
14 | 1, 3-16 | |||
2 | ||||||||
44 | All | |||||||
Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RS10 | Renault-Gordini EF1 turbo | Turbo | 15 | All | None | |
16 | Carlos Reutemann | 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 | |||||
Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | 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 | Ladislav Sedlak | 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 | [Callum McAllister]] | 1-9 | ||
28 | 1-10 | |||||||
Honda | Turbo | 27 | Callum McAllister | 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 | Hector Rebaque | 1-10 |
Padraig O'Connell | |
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 | ||
---|---|---|
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 horrfiying crash at the German Gand 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 <a href="/wiki/Padraig_O%27Connell" title="Padraig O'Connell">Padraig O'Connell</a>
- 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