1979 rFactor Alternate Formula One season
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.
Teams and Drivers
Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Type | # | Race Drivers | Rounds | Test Drivers |
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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 RA163-A | 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 | ||
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Icon | Type | |
N-A | Normally Aspirated | |
Turbo | Turbocharged |
Mid-Season Changes
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.
small>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.
small>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.
small>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 | |
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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 |
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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 | WD | 0 | ||||||||||
40 | Marshal Jenkins | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 16 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | WD | 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 position
Italics 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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