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327th GP – Canada 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 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
3 France Didier Pironi Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [6] 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 BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
5 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
7 Great Britain John Watson Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M29 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
8 France Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M29 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS/ATS Wheels Germany ATS D3 [01] 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 [041] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin
14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS14] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin
16 France René Arnoux Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS12] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin
17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Samson Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [1B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
19 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
20 Finland Keke Rosberg Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
22 Switzerland Marc Surer Team Ensign Great Britain Ensign N179 [MN09] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
24 Italy Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Italy Merzario A4 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
25 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [03] 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 [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
30 Germany Jochen Mass Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
31 Mexico Hector Rebaque Rebaque F1 Team Mexico Rebaque HR100 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
33 Ireland Derek Daly Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
35 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Autodelta Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [001] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear
36 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Autodelta Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [002] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear
Autodelta voluntarily withdrew Giacomelli after a compromise with the organizers, to avoid a pre-qualifying session that could end with the elimination of the two drivers from the team. Lauda participated only in practice and withdrew from F1.

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 27 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Williams FW07 [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.625 0
2 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:31.577 0
3 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:31.895 0
4 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Italy Ferrari 312T4 [041] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:32.091 0
5 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:32.300 0
6 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Great Britain Brabham BT49 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.332 0
7 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.682 0
8 16 France René Arnoux France Renault RS10 [RS12] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:33.303 0
9 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx France Ligier JS11 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.355 0
10 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault RS10 [RS14] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:33.442 0
11 8 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain McLaren M29 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.603 0
12 3 France Didier Pironi Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.876 0
13 1 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.180 0
14 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.267 0
15 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.307 0
16 30 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain Arrows A2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.365 0
17 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Great Britain Shadow DN9B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.477 0
18 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Germany ATS D3 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.627 0
19 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Great Britain Shadow DN9B [1B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.904 0
20 33 Ireland Derek Daly Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.980 0
21 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Great Britain Wolf WR [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:35.061 0
22 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:35.531 0
23 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain McLaren M29 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:35.561 0
24 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque Mexico Rebaque HR100 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:36.030 0
25 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Italy Merzario A4 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:37.639 0
26 19 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:38.771 0
27 5 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41.832 0
28 22 Switzerland Marc Surer Great Britain Ensign N179 [MN09] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:45.033 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 27 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Williams FW07 [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:29.892 0
2 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Italy Ferrari 312T4 [041] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:30.554 0
3 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.768 0
4 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Great Britain Brabham BT49 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.775 0
5 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.820 0
6 3 France Didier Pironi Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:31.941 0
7 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault RS10 [RS10] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:32.103 0
8 16 France René Arnoux France Renault RS10 [RS12] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:32.116 0
9 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:32.280 0
10 1 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.651 0
11 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Germany ATS D3 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.858 0
12 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.065 0
13 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.090 0
14 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.297 0
15 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain McLaren M29 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.362 0
16 36 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [002] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.378 0
17 5 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.511 0
18 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.644 0
19 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Great Britain Shadow DN9B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.102 0
20 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque Mexico Rebaque HR100 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.129 0
21 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Great Britain Shadow DN9B [1B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.256 0
22 33 Ireland Derek Daly Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.301 0
23 8 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain McLaren M29 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.404 0
24 30 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain Arrows A2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.572 0
25 22 Switzerland Marc Surer Great Britain Ensign N179 [MN09] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.747 0
26 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Great Britain Wolf WR [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:35.483 0
27 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx France Ligier JS11 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:36.387 0
28 19 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:36.901 0
29 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Italy Merzario A4 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:37.590 0

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 27 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Williams FW07 [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:29.892 0
2 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Italy Ferrari 312T4 [041] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:30.554 0
3 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.768 0
4 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Great Britain Brabham BT49 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.775 0
5 26 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:30.820 0
6 3 France Didier Pironi Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:31.941 0
7 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault RS10 [RS14] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:32.103 0
8 16 France René Arnoux France Renault RS10 [RS12] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:32.116 0
9 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:32.280 0
10 1 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.651 0
11 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.682 0
12 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Germany ATS D3 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:32.858 0
13 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.065 0
14 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.090 0
15 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.297 0
16 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx France Ligier JS11 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.355 0
17 7 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain McLaren M29 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.362 0
18 36 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [002] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.378 0
19 5 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.511 0
20 8 France Patrick Tambay Great Britain McLaren M29 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:33.603 0
21 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Great Britain Shadow DN9B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.102 0
22 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque Mexico Rebaque HR100 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.129 0
23 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Great Britain Shadow DN9B [1B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.256 0
24 33 Ireland Derek Daly Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.301 0
DNQ 30 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain Arrows A2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.365 0
DNQ 22 Switzerland Marc Surer Great Britain Ensign N179 [MN09] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:34.747 0
DNQ 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Great Britain Wolf WR [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:35.061 0
DNQ 19 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:36.901 0
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Italy Merzario A4 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:37.590 0
Starting grid limited to 24 positions. Piquet set his best time with BT49/1 chassis, Jabouille with RS10 and Daly with 009/1.

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Official Name Grand Prix du Canada Labatt 1979
Circuit Montreal
Date September 30
Pole Alan Jones 01:29.892
Fastest Lap Alan Jones 01:31.272
Podium 1st Alan Jones (22) , 2nd Gilles Villeneuve (50) , 3rd Clay Regazzoni
GP Number 327
Round 14
Weather Sunny
Prev race Gran Premio d’Italia September 9
Next race Grand Prix of the United States October 7

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P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 27 Australia Alan Jones Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [004] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:52:06.892 72 01:31.272 22 1 9
2 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [041] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:52:07.972 72 01:31.467 50 2 6
3 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:53:20.548 72 01:32.397 0 3 4
4 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T4 [040] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin +1 lap 71 01:31.617 0 9 3
5 3 France Didier Pironi Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 71 01:33.876 0 6 2
6 7 Great Britain John Watson Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M29 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 70 01:33.781 0 17 1
7 5 Argentina Ricardo Zunino Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +4 laps 68 01:33.212 0 17 0
8 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +5 laps 67 01:36.502 0 15 0
9 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Samson Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [4B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +5 laps 67 01:36.700 0 21 0
10 1 United States Mario Andretti Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Out of fuel 66 01:34.178 0 10 0
DNF 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Gearbox 61 01:32.858 0 4 0
DNF 36 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Autodelta Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [002] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear Fuel system 52 01:34.318 0 18 0
DNF 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [03] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Gearbox 47 01:34.350 0 16 0
DNF 4 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Engine 33 01:35.124 0 13 0
DNF 33 Ireland Derek Daly Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Engine 28 01:35.641 0 24 0
DNF 31 Mexico Hector Rebaque Rebaque F1 Team Mexico Rebaque HR100 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Chassis 26 01:36.062 0 22 0
DNF 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS14] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Brakes 24 01:35.210 0 7 0
DNF 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [1B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Ignition 24 01:35.431 0 23 0
DNF 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Suspension 23 01:33.786 0 11 0
DNF 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A1 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spun off 20 01:36.072 0 14 0
DNF 8 France Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M29 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Engine 19 01:35.969 0 20 0
DNF 16 France René Arnoux Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS12] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Accident 14 01:35.132 0 8 0
DNF 9 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS/ATS Wheels Germany ATS D3 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 14 01:35.656 0 12 0
DNF 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Engine 10 01:34.381 0 5 0
DNQ 30 Germany Jochen Mass Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A2 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 22 Switzerland Marc Surer Team Ensign Great Britain Ensign N179 [MN09] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [9] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 19 Brazil Alex Ribeiro Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F6A [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Italy Merzario A4 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0 0 0
T 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 33 Ireland Derek Daly Candy Tyrrell Team Great Britain Tyrrell 009 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 5 Austria Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT49 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 7 Great Britain John Watson Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M29 [1] 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 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Elf France Renault RS10 [RS10] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Practice 0 0 0
T 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS11 [04] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 27 Australia Alan Jones Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Great Britain Williams FW07 [003] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
T 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows A2 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0 0 0
S 18 - – Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9B [2B] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0 0 0
WD 35 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Autodelta Italy Alfa Romeo 179 [001] Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Goodyear Withdrawn 0 0 0

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Formula 1 1979 World Championship
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 South Africa Jody Scheckter Italy Ferrari 51 (60)
2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Italy Ferrari 44
3 Australia Alan Jones Great Britain Williams 40 (43)
4 France Jacques Laffite France Ligier 36
5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Great Britain Williams 29 (32)
6 France Patrick Depailler France Ligier 20 (22)
7 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Great Britain Lotus 20 (25)
8 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Great Britain Tyrrell 14
9 United States Mario Andretti Great Britain Lotus 14
10 Great Britain John Watson Great Britain McLaren 14
11 France René Arnoux France Renault 11
12 France Didier Pironi Great Britain Tyrrell 10
13 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille France Renault 9
14 Austria Niki Lauda Great Britain Brabham 4
15 Brazil Nelson Piquet Great Britain Brabham 3
16 Belgium Jacky Ickx France Ligier 3
17 Germany Jochen Mass Great Britain Arrows 3
18 Italy Riccardo Patrese Great Britain Arrows 2
19 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil Fittipaldi 1
Formula 1 1979 World Championship
Pos Constructor Pts
1 Italy Ferrari 104
2 Great Britain Williams Ford Cosworth 75
3 France Ligier Ford Cosworth 61
4 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 39
5 Great Britain Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 24
6 France Renault 20
7 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 14
8 Great Britain Brabham Alfa Romeo 7
9 Great Britain Arrows Ford Cosworth 5
10 Brazil Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth 1
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