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319th GP – Belgium 1979

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 United States Mario Andretti Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
3 France Didier Pironi Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
5 Austria Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT48 [4] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear
6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT48 [3] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear
7 Great Britain John Watson Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M28B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
8 France Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS/ATS Wheels Germany ATS D2 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin
12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [039] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin
14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS10] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin
16 France René Arnoux Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [03] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin
17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Samson Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [2B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [3B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
20 Great Britain James Hunt Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [8] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
22 Ireland Derek Daly Team Ensign Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
24 Italy Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Italy Merzario A3 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
25 France Patrick Depailler Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
27 Australia Alan Jones Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A1 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
30 Germany Jochen Mass Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
31 Mexico Hector Rebaque Rebaque F1 Team Great Britain Lotus 79 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
35 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Autodelta Italy Alfa Romeo 177 [001] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear
36 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Willi Kauhsen Racing Team Germany Kauhsen WK [005] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Italy Ferrari 312T4 [039] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:24.060 0
2 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault RS10 [RS10] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:24.420 0
3 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.520 0
4 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Williams FW07 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.570 0
5 1 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.600 0
6 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:24.620 0
7 5 Austria Niki Lauda Great Britain Brabham BT48 [4] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.650 0
8 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Great Britain Brabham BT48 [3] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.960 0
9 3 France Didier Pironi Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.550 0
10 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.820 0
11 16 France René Arnoux France Renault RS01 [03] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:26.230 0
12 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Lotus 79 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.410 0
13 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain McLaren M28B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.600 0
14 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque Great Britain Lotus 79 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.790 0
15 27 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.920 0
16 35 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Alfa Romeo 177 [001] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.150 0
17 25 France Patrick Depailler France Ligier JS11 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.470 0
18 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Arrows A1 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.630 0
19 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Great Britain Shadow DN9B [2B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.720 0
20 30 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.790 0
21 20 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain Wolf WR [8] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.050 0
22 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.480 0
23 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Germany ATS D2 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.500 0
24 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Great Britain Shadow DN9B [3B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:29.230 0
25 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Italy Merzario A3 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:29.370 0
26 8 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain McLaren M26 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:29.570 0
27 22 Ireland Derek Daly Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.960 0
28 36 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Germany Kauhsen WK [005] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.480 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.130 0
2 25 France Patrick Depailler France Ligier JS11 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.200 0
3 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Great Britain Brabham BT48 [3] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.350 0
4 27 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.590 0
5 1 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 80 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.830 0
6 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Italy Ferrari 312T4 [038] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:22.080 0
7 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:22.090 0
8 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Williams FW07 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.400 0
9 20 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain Wolf WR [8] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.550 0
10 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Lotus 79 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.560 0
11 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.680 0
12 3 France Didier Pironi Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.850 0
13 5 Austria Niki Lauda Great Britain Brabham BT48 [4] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.870 0
14 35 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Alfa Romeo 177 [001] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.150 0
15 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque Great Britain Lotus 79 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.630 0
16 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Arrows A1 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.920 0
17 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault RS10 [RS10] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:24.020 0
18 16 France René Arnoux France Renault RS01 [03] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:24.330 0
19 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain McLaren M28B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.370 0
20 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Germany ATS D2 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.620 0
21 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Great Britain Shadow DN9B [2B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.760 0
22 30 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.080 0
23 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.180 0
24 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Great Britain Shadow DN9B [3B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.480 0
25 8 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain McLaren M26 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.690 0
26 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Italy Merzario A3 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.920 0
27 22 Ireland Derek Daly Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.830 0
28 36 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Germany Kauhsen WK [005] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 02:11.750 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.130 0
2 25 France Patrick Depailler France Ligier JS11 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.200 0
3 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Great Britain Brabham BT48 [3] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.350 0
4 27 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.590 0
5 1 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:21.830 0
6 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Italy Ferrari 312T4 [039] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:22.080 0
7 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:22.090 0
8 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Williams FW07 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.400 0
9 20 Great Britain James Hunt Great Britain Wolf WR [8] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.550 0
10 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Lotus 79 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.560 0
11 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.680 0
12 3 France Didier Pironi Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.850 0
13 5 Austria Niki Lauda Great Britain Brabham BT48 [4] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.870 0
14 35 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Italy Alfa Romeo 177 [001] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.150 0
15 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque Great Britain Lotus 79 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.630 0
16 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Arrows A1 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.920 0
17 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault RS10 [RS10] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:24.020 0
18 16 France René Arnoux France Renault RS01 [03] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:24.330 0
19 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain McLaren M28B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.370 0
20 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Germany ATS D2 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.620 0
21 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Great Britain Shadow DN9B [2B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.760 0
22 30 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.080 0
23 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.180 0
24 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Great Britain Shadow DN9B [3B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.480 0
DNQ 8 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain McLaren M26 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.690 0
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Italy Merzario A3 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.920 0
DNQ 22 Ireland Derek Daly Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.830 0
DNQ 36 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Germany Kauhsen WK [005] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.480 0
Starting grid limited to 24 positions. Depailler set his best time with JS11/03 chassis, Andretti with 80/1 and Villeneuve with 312T4/038.

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Official Name 1979 Grand Prix of Belgium
Circuit Zolder
Date May 13
Pole Jacques Laffite 01:21.130
Fastest Lap Gilles Villeneuve 01:23.090
Podium 1st Jody Scheckter (17) , 2nd Jacques Laffite (12) , 3rd Didier Pironi
GP Number 319
Round 6
Weather Overcast
Prev race Gran Premio de España April 29
Next race Grand Prix de Monaco May 27

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P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:39:59.530 70 01:23.390 17 7 9
2 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:40:14.890 70 01:23.780 12 1 6
3 3 France Didier Pironi Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:40:34.700 70 01:24.320 0 12 4
4 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:40:46.020 70 01:23.890 0 10 3
5 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A1 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41:03.840 70 01:25.160 0 16 2
6 7 Great Britain John Watson Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M28B [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41:05.380 70 01:24.150 0 19 1
7 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [039] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin +1 lap 69 01:23.090 0 6 0
8 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS/ATS Wheels Germany ATS D2 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 69 01:24.840 0 20 0
9 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 68 01:25.340 0 23 0
10 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Samson Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [2B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 68 01:26.640 0 21 0
11 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +3 laps 67 01:24.690 0 11 0
DNF 25 France Patrick Depailler Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 46 01:24.120 25 2 0
DNF 20 Great Britain James Hunt Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [8] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 40 01:24.070 0 9 0
DNF 27 Australia Alan Jones Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Electrics 39 01:23.440 16 4 0
DNF 1 United States Mario Andretti Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Brakes 27 01:24.570 0 5 0
DNF 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT48 [3] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear Engine 23 01:24.610 0 3 0
DNF 5 Austria Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT48 [4] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear Engine 23 01:24.830 0 13 0
DNF 16 France René Arnoux Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [03] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Turbo 22 01:26.430 0 18 0
DNF 35 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Autodelta Italy Alfa Romeo 177 [001] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear Accident 21 01:25.530 0 14 0
DNF 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [3B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 21 01:25.190 0 24 0
DNF 30 Germany Jochen Mass Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spun off 17 01:26.310 0 22 0
DNF 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque Rebaque F1 Team Great Britain Lotus 79 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Transmission 13 01:25.850 0 15 0
DNF 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS10] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Turbo 13 01:27.360 0 17 0
DNF 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 1 01:42.720 0 8 0
DNQ 8 France Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Italy Merzario A3 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 22 Ireland Derek Daly Team Ensign Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 36 Italy Gianfranco Brancatelli Willi Kauhsen Racing Team Germany Kauhsen WK [005] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
T 1 United States Mario Andretti Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 80 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice accident 0 0 0
T 5 Austria Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT48 [2] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT48 [4] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS/ATS Wheels Germany ATS D2 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [038] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin Practice 0 0 0
T 20 Great Britain James Hunt Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [7] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 22 Ireland Derek Daly Team Ensign Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 25 France Patrick Depailler Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice accident 0 0 0
S 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 3 - – Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 15 - – Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [02] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Spare car 0 0 0
S 18 - – Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [1B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Italy Merzario A1B [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 30 - – Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
S 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque Rebaque F1 Team Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0

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Formula 1 1979 World Championship
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier 24
2 South Africa Jody Scheckter Italy Ferrari 24 (25)
3 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Italy Ferrari 20
4 France Patrick Depailler France Ligier 20
5 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Lotus 19 (21)
6 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 12
7 France Didier Pironi Great Britain Tyrrell 8
8 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Tyrrell 7
9 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain McLaren 5
10 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Williams 4
11 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Arrows 2
12 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi 1
13 Austria Niki Lauda Great Britain Brabham 1
Formula 1 1979 World Championship
Pos Constructor Pts
1 Italy Ferrari 45
2 France Ligier Ford Cosworth 44
3 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 33
4 Great Britain Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 15
5 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 5
6 Great Britain Williams Ford Cosworth 4
7 Great Britain Arrows Ford Cosworth 2
8 Brazil Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth 1
9 Great Britain Brabham Alfa Romeo 1
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  • Hermann Rützler born in 1883.
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  • Luigi Fagioli died in 1952.
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  • Michael Schumacher won the United States Grand Prix 2004.
  • Jacky Ickx won the Grote Prijs van Nederland 1971.
  • Juan Manuel Fangio won the Grand Prix de Belgique 1954.
  • David Purley won the Brands Hatch 1976.
  • Max Verstappen won the Grand Prix de France 2021.
  • Tazio Nuvolari won the Circuito di Milano 1937.
  • Eugenio Siena won the Circuito di Milano Voiturette 1937.

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