Listed below are the final championship standings for the 1979 Formula 1 season. Jody Scheckter was crowned Champion for Ferrari with a total of 60 points and 3 race victories, with Gilles Villeneuve claiming the runner-up spot as Alan Jones, Jacques Laffite and Clay Regazzoni completed the top five.
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Jody ScheckterFerrari | 60 |
| 2. | Gilles VilleneuveFerrari | 53 |
| 3. | Alan JonesWilliams | 43 |
| 4. | Jacques LaffiteLigier | 36 |
| 5. | Clay RegazzoniWilliams | 32 |
| 6. | Carlos ReutemannLotus | 25 |
| 7. | Patrick DepaillerLigier | 22 |
| 8. | Rene ArnouxRenault | 17 |
| 9. | John WatsonMcLaren | 15 |
| 10. | Didier PironiTyrrell | 14 |
| 11. | Jean Pierre JarierTyrrell | 14 |
| 12. | Mario AndrettiLotus | 14 |
| 13. | Jean Pierre JabouilleRenault | 9 |
| 14. | Niki LaudaBrabham | 4 |
| 15. | Elio de AngelisShadow | 3 |
| 16. | Nelson PiquetBrabham | 3 |
| 17. | Jacky IckxLigier | 3 |
| 18. | Jochen MassArrows | 3 |
| 19. | Hans Joachim StuckATS | 2 |
| 20. | Ricardo PatreseArrows | 2 |
| 21. | Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi | 1 |
| 22. | Hector RebaqueRebaque | 0 |
| 23. | Patrick TambayMcLaren | 0 |
| 24. | Geoff LeesTyrrell | 0 |
| 25. | Ricardo ZuninoBrabham | 0 |
| 26. | Derek DalyTyrrell | 0 |
| 27. | James HuntWolf | 0 |
| 28. | Jan LammersShadow | 0 |
| 29. | Keke RosbergWolf | 0 |
| 30. | Vittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo | 0 |
| 31. | Patrick GaillardEnsign | 0 |
| 32. | Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo | 0 |
| 33. | Marc SurerEnsign | 0 |
| 34. | Arturo MerzarioMerzario | 0 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ferrari | 113 |
| 2. | Williams | 75 |
| 3. | Ligier | 61 |
| 4. | Lotus | 39 |
| 5. | Tyrrell | 28 |
| 6. | Renault | 26 |
| 7. | McLaren | 15 |
| 8. | Brabham | 7 |
| 9. | Arrows | 5 |
| 10. | Shadow | 3 |
| 11. | ATS | 2 |
| 12. | Fittipaldi | 1 |
| 13. | Wolf | 0 |
| 14. | Alfa Romeo | 0 |
| 15. | Ensign | 0 |
| 16. | Merzario | 0 |
| Date | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan '79 | Argentina |
Buenos Aires |  |
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| 4 Feb '79 | Brazil |
Interlagos | |
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| 3 Mar '79 | South Africa |
Kyalami | ||
| 8 Apr '79 | United States |
Long Beach | ||
| 29 Apr '79 | Spain |
Jarama | ||
| 13 May '79 | Belgium |
Zolder | ||
| 27 May '79 | Monaco |
Monte Carlo | |
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| 1 Jul '79 | France |
Dijon | |
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| 14 Jul '79 | United Kingdom |
Silverstone Circuit | |
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| 29 Jul '79 | Germany |
Hockenheim | ||
| 12 Aug '79 | Austria |
Osterreichring | ||
| 26 Aug '79 | Netherlands |
Zandvoort | |
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| 9 Sep '79 | Italy |
Monza | ||
| 30 Sep '79 | Canada |
Montreal | ||
| 7 Oct '79 | United States |
Watkins Glen | |
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| 1979 Formula 1 calendar | ||||
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