Driver Career Stats
Going into United States Grand Prix 1979
All Drivers with at Least One Start
Active Drivers — United States Grand Prix 1979
| No. | Driver | Team | Age | Seasons | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Points | Best | Champs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Alfa Romeo | 41 | 6 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 15.5 | 11th | 0 | |
| 35 | Alfa Romeo | 27 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 30 | Arrows | 33 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 8 | 67 | 6th | 0 | |
| 29 | Arrows | 25 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12th | 0 | |
| 9 | ATS | 28 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11th | 0 | |
| 6 | Brabham-Ford | 27 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | |
| 5 | Brabham-Ford | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 22 | Ensign | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 11 | Ferrari | 29 | 8 | 98 | 10 | 33 | 253 | 2nd | 0 | |
| 12 | Ferrari | 29 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 9th | 0 | |
| 14 | Fittipaldi | 32 | 10 | 134 | 14 | 34 | 276 | 1st | 2 | |
| 19 | Fittipaldi | 30 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 25 | Ligier | 34 | 13 | 120 | 8 | 25 | 181 | 2nd | 0 | |
| 26 | Ligier | 35 | 6 | 80 | 3 | 14 | 99 | 8th | 0 | |
| 7 | McLaren | 33 | 7 | 93 | 1 | 8 | 74 | 6th | 0 | |
| 8 | McLaren | 30 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14th | 0 | |
| 24 | Merzario | 36 | 8 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12th | 0 | |
| 31 | Rebaque | 23 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st | 0 | |
| 15 | Renault | 37 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17th | 0 | |
| 16 | Renault | 31 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 11 | — | 0 | |
| 17 | Shadow | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 18 | Shadow | 21 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 2 | Team Lotus | 37 | 8 | 114 | 9 | 29 | 206 | 3rd | 0 | |
| 1 | Team Lotus | 39 | 11 | 96 | 12 | 18 | 172 | 1st | 1 | |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 33 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 3 | 22.5 | 14th | 0 | |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 27 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15th | 0 | |
| 33 | Tyrrell | 26 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20th | 0 | |
| 28 | Williams | 40 | 10 | 133 | 5 | 28 | 212 | 2nd | 0 | |
| 27 | Williams | 32 | 5 | 66 | 5 | 8 | 85 | 7th | 0 | |
| 20 | Wolf | 30 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |