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FORMULA 1 1979 World Championship

Explore the 1979 Formula 1 season schedule, race results, standings, drivers and teams.

ROUND 1

Argentina

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
1/19-21
1Jacques Laffite
2Carlos Reutemann
3John Watson
ROUND 2

Brazil

Autódromo José Carlos Pace
2/2-4
1Jacques Laffite
2Patrick Depailler
3Carlos Reutemann
ROUND 3

South Africa

Kyalami
3/1-3
1Gilles Villeneuve
2Jody Scheckter
3Jean-Pierre Jarier
ROUND 4

USA West

Long Beach
4/6-8
1Gilles Villeneuve
2Jody Scheckter
3Alan Jones
ROUND 5

Spain

Jarama
4/27-29
1Patrick Depailler
2Carlos Reutemann
3Mario Andretti
ROUND 6

Belgium

Zolder
5/11-13
1Jody Scheckter
2Jacques Laffite
3Didier Pironi
ROUND 7

Monaco

Circuit de Monaco
5/24-27
1Jody Scheckter
2Clay Regazzoni
3Carlos Reutemann
ROUND 8

France

Dijon-Prenois
6/29-7/1
1Jean-Pierre Jabouille
2Gilles Villeneuve
3René Arnoux
ROUND 9

Great Britain

Silverstone Circuit
7/12-14
1Clay Regazzoni
2René Arnoux
3Jean-Pierre Jarier
ROUND 10

Germany

Hockenheimring
7/27-29
1Alan Jones
2Clay Regazzoni
3Jacques Laffite
ROUND 11

Austria

Red Bull Ring
8/10-12
1Alan Jones
2Gilles Villeneuve
3Jacques Laffite
ROUND 12

Netherlands

Circuit Park Zandvoort
8/24-26
1Alan Jones
2Jody Scheckter
3Jacques Laffite
ROUND 13

Italy

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
9/7-9
1Jody Scheckter
2Gilles Villeneuve
3Clay Regazzoni
ROUND 14

Canada

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
9/28-30
1Alan Jones
2Gilles Villeneuve
3Clay Regazzoni
ROUND 15

United States

Watkins Glen
10/5-7
1Gilles Villeneuve
2René Arnoux
3Didier Pironi