1979
Season

1979

Championship Standings

Drivers

P1 J.Scheckter 51 pts · 3 wins Ferrari
P2 G.Villeneuve 47 pts · 3 wins Ferrari
P3 A.Jones 40 pts · 4 wins Williams

Constructors

P1 Ferrari 98 pts · 6 wins Ferrari
P2 Williams 69 pts · 5 wins Williams
P3 Ligier 59 pts · 3 wins Ligier
# Driver Pts W 2nd 3rd Pod Elo +/-
1 Ferrari J.Scheckter 51 3 0 0 0 2487 +161
2 Ferrari G.Villeneuve 47 3 0 0 0 2481 +187
3 Williams A.Jones 40 4 0 0 0 2390 +148
4 Ligier J.Laffite 36 2 0 0 0 2147 -175
5 Williams C.Regazzoni 29 1 0 0 0 2312 +260
6 Ligier P.Depailler 20 1 0 0 0 2339 +148
7 Team Lotus C.Reutemann 20 0 0 0 0 2105 -287
8 Renault R.Arnoux 17 0 0 0 0 2181 +55
9 McLaren J.Watson 15 0 0 0 0 2296 +67
10 Tyrrell D.Pironi 14 0 0 0 0 2362 +175
11 Tyrrell J.Jarier 14 0 0 0 0 2225 +157
12 Team Lotus M.Andretti 14 0 0 0 0 2124 -132
13 Renault J.Jabouille 9 1 0 0 0 2110 -65
14 Brabham-Alfa Romeo Brabham-Ford N.Lauda 4 0 0 0 0 2041 -147
15 Shadow E.de Angelis 3 0 0 0 0 2205 +205
16 Brabham-Alfa Romeo Brabham-Ford N.Piquet 3 0 0 0 0 2194 +70
17 Ligier J.Ickx 3 0 0 0 0 2098 +56
18 Arrows J.Mass 3 0 0 0 0 2000 -4
19 ATS H.Stuck 2 0 0 0 0 2137 +109
20 Arrows R.Patrese 2 0 0 0 0 2149 -56
21 Fittipaldi E.Fittipaldi 1 0 0 0 0 2204 -41
22 Team Lotus Rebaque H.Rebaque 0 0 0 0 0 1981 +45
23 McLaren P.Tambay 0 0 0 0 0 2059 -258
24 Brabham-Ford R.Zunino 0 0 0 0 0 2113 +113
25 Tyrrell G.Lees 0 0 0 0 0 2040 +96
26 Ensign Tyrrell D.Daly 0 0 0 0 0 2130 -47
27 Wolf J.Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 2077 -113
28 Shadow J.Lammers 0 0 0 0 0 2025 +25
29 Wolf K.Rosberg 0 0 0 0 0 2048 +10
30 Alfa Romeo V.Brambilla 0 0 0 0 0 2095 -26
31 Ensign P.Gaillard 0 0 0 0 0 1950 -50
32 Alfa Romeo B.Giacomelli 0 0 0 0 0 2046 -128
33 Ensign M.Surer 0 0 0 0 0 1996 -4
34 Merzario A.Merzario 0 0 0 0 0 1678 -275
35 Kauhsen Merzario G.Brancatelli 0 0 0 0 0 1860 -140
36 Fittipaldi A.Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 0 1953 -141
Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) C.Regazzoni +260
Biggest Race Gain J.Jabouille Dijon-Prenois (+119)
Biggest Race Drop C.Regazzoni Circuit Park Zandvoort (-129)
Avg Field Elo 2,129

Season Elo Gainers

1 C.Regazzoni +260
2 E.de Angelis +205
3 G.Villeneuve +187
4 D.Pironi +175
5 J.Scheckter +161

Season Elo Losers

1 C.Reutemann -287
2 A.Merzario -275
3 P.Tambay -258
4 J.Laffite -175
5 N.Lauda -147