Driver Career Stats
Going into Brazilian Grand Prix 1979
All Drivers with at Least One Start
Active Drivers — Brazilian Grand Prix 1979
| No. | Driver | Team | Age | Seasons | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Points | Best | Champs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Arrows | 32 | 7 | 77 | 1 | 8 | 64 | 6th | 0 | |
| 29 | Arrows | 24 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12th | 0 | |
| 9 | ATS | 28 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11th | 0 | |
| 5 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 29 | 9 | 102 | 17 | 39 | 288.5 | 1st | 1 | |
| 6 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 22 | Ensign | 25 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20th | 0 | |
| 11 | Ferrari | 29 | 8 | 85 | 7 | 27 | 193 | 2nd | 0 | |
| 12 | Ferrari | 29 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9th | 0 | |
| 14 | Fittipaldi | 32 | 10 | 121 | 14 | 34 | 276 | 1st | 2 | |
| 25 | Ligier | 34 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 17 | 122 | 4th | 0 | |
| 26 | Ligier | 35 | 6 | 67 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 8th | 0 | |
| 7 | McLaren | 32 | 7 | 80 | 1 | 8 | 64 | 6th | 0 | |
| 8 | McLaren | 29 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14th | 0 | |
| 24 | Merzario | 35 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12th | 0 | |
| 15 | Renault | 36 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17th | 0 | |
| 16 | Renault | 30 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 17 | Shadow | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 18 | Shadow | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 36 | 8 | 101 | 9 | 26 | 187 | 3rd | 0 | |
| 1 | Team Lotus | 38 | 11 | 83 | 12 | 17 | 160 | 1st | 1 | |
| 31 | Team Lotus | 22 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st | 0 | |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 32 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 | 14th | 0 | |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 26 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15th | 0 | |
| 28 | Williams | 39 | 10 | 120 | 4 | 23 | 180 | 2nd | 0 | |
| 27 | Williams | 32 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 7th | 0 | |
| 20 | Wolf | 31 | 7 | 87 | 10 | 23 | 179 | 1st | 1 |