1979 FIA Formula One World Championship
| Grand Prix | Date | Winning Driver | Team | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentine | 21/01/1979 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 53 | 1:36'03.21 |
| Brazilian | 04/02/1979 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 40 | 1:40'09.64 |
| South African | 03/03/1979 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 78 | 1:41'49.96 |
| USA West | 08/04/1979 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 80 | 1:50'25.40 |
| Spanish | 29/04/1979 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | 75 | 1:39'11.84 |
| Belgian | 13/05/1979 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 70 | 1:39'59.53 |
| Monaco | 27/05/1979 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 76 | 1:55'22.48 |
| French | 01/07/1979 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 80 | 1:35'20.42 |
| British | 14/07/1979 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 68 | 1:26'11.17 |
| German | 29/07/1979 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 45 | 1:24'48.83 |
| Austrian | 12/08/1979 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 54 | 1:27'38.01 |
| Dutch | 26/08/1979 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 75 | 1:41'19.775 |
| Italian | 09/09/1979 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 50 | 1:22'00.22 |
| Canadian | 30/09/1979 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 72 | 1:52'06.892 |
| USA East | 07/10/1979 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 59 | 1:52'17.734 |
Points for top six finishers (9, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1). Half points awarded for races stopped before half distance. Only the best four scores from the first seven races and the best four scores from the remaining eight races counted towards the championship.
