1979 Season — Drivers' Championship

Drivers' Championship — Final

Pos	Driver	Team	Pts	Wins
1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	51	3
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	47	3
3	Alan Jones	Williams	40	4
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	36	2
5	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	29	1
6	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	20	1
7	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	20	0
8	René Arnoux	Renault	17	0
9	John Watson	McLaren	15	0
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	14	0
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	14	0
12	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	14	0
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	9	1
14	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Ford	4	0
15	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	3	0
16	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	3	0
17	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	3	0
18	Jochen Mass	Arrows	3	0
19	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	2	0
20	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	2	0
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1	0
—	Hector Rebaque	Rebaque	0	0
—	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	0	0
—	Ricardo Zunino	Brabham-Ford	0	0
—	Geoff Lees	Tyrrell	0	0
—	Derek Daly	Tyrrell	0	0
—	James Hunt	Wolf	0	0
—	Jan Lammers	Shadow	0	0
—	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	0	0
—	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	0	0
—	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign	0	0
—	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	0	0
—	Marc Surer	Ensign	0	0
—	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	0	0