1979 season

Dropped scores
Title decided in round 13

‹ 1978 1980 ›

World ChampionJody Scheckter51 points · 3 wins
Constructors' championFerrari113 points

Races15
Different winners7
Pole-sitters6
Not classified51%180 of 356 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. The season was split in two: the best 4 of the first 7 races counted, and the best 4 of the rest.

In this season not every result counted towards the championship: only a driver's best races went into the standings, the rest were dropped. The championship standings therefore sit below the sum of the points scored in races.

The title was decided in round 13: Italian Grand Prix on 9 Sept 1979.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round. Not every result counted in this season: the chart shows the official championship standings, not the sum of the race points.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Jody Scheckter	0	1	7	13	16	24	30	30	32	35	38	44	51	51	51
Gilles Villeneuve	0	2	11	20	20	20	20	26	26	26	32	32	38	44	47
Alan Jones	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	7	7	16	25	34	34	40	40
Jacques Laffite	9	18	18	18	18	24	24	24	24	28	32	36	36	36	36
Clay Regazzoni	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	16	22	24	24	27	29	29
Patrick Depailler	3	9	9	11	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Carlos Reutemann	6	10	12	12	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
René Arnoux	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	10	11	11	11	11	17
John Watson	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	11	13	13	13	13	14	15
Didier Pironi	0	3	3	3	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	14
Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	0	4	5	7	7	7	9	13	13	13	13	14	14	14
Mario Andretti	2	2	5	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14
Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Niki Lauda	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4
Elio de Angelis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Nelson Piquet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3
Jacky Ickx	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	3	3
Jochen Mass	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3
Hans-Joachim Stuck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Riccardo Patrese	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Emerson Fittipaldi	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Ferrari113
Williams75
Ligier61
Lotus39
Tyrrell28
Renault26
McLaren15
Brabham7
4 further teams

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ferrari	0	3	18	33	36	45	54	60	62	65	74	80	95	104	113
Williams	0	0	0	4	4	4	10	14	23	38	49	58	62	75	75
Ligier	12	27	27	29	38	44	46	46	47	51	55	61	61	61	61
Lotus	8	12	17	20	30	33	37	37	37	37	37	37	39	39	39
Tyrrell	0	3	7	8	11	15	15	17	21	21	21	21	22	24	28
Renault	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	19	19	20	20	20	20	26
McLaren	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	11	13	13	13	13	14	15
Brabham	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	7	7	7
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5
Shadow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
ATS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Fittipaldi	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	3	51
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	47
3	Alan Jones	Williams	4	40
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2	36
5	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	1	29
6	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	1	20
7	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus		20
8	René Arnoux	Renault		17
9	John Watson	McLaren		15
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell		14
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell		14
12	Mario Andretti	Lotus		14
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	9
14	Niki Lauda	Brabham		4
15	Elio de Angelis	Shadow		3
15	Nelson Piquet	Brabham		3
17	Jacky Ickx	Ligier		3
18	Jochen Mass	Arrows		3
19	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS		2
19	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows		2
21	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi		1

Constructors

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

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1979
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pts
SCH (Jody Scheckter)	Ret	6	2	2	4	1	1^P	7	5	4	4	2	1	4	Ret	51
VIL (Gilles Villeneuve)	12	5	1^F	1^P^F	7^F	7^F	Ret	2	14	8^F	2	Ret^F	2	2	1	47
JON (Alan Jones)	9	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret^P	1	1	1	9	1^P^F	Ret^P	40
LAF (Jacques Laffite)	1^P^F	1^P^F	Ret	Ret	Ret^P	2^P	Ret	8	Ret	3	3	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	36
REG (Clay Regazzoni)	10	15	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	6	1^F	2	5	Ret	3^F	3	Ret	29
DEP (Patrick Depailler)	4	2	Ret	5	1	Ret	5^F									20
REU (Carlos Reutemann)	2	3	5	Ret	2	4	3	13	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	20
ARN (René Arnoux)	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	9	Ret	Ret	3^F	2	Ret	6^P^F	Ret^P	Ret	Ret	2	17
WAT (John Watson)	3	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	4	11	4	5	9	Ret	Ret	6	6	15
PIR (Didier Pironi)	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	6	3	Ret	Ret	10	9	7	Ret	10	5	3	14
JAR (Jean-Pierre Jarier)	Ret	Ret	3	6	5	11	Ret	5	3			Ret	6	Ret	Ret	14
AND (Mario Andretti)	5	Ret	4	4	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	10	Ret	14
JAB (Jean-Pierre Jabouille)	Ret	10	Ret^P	DNS	Ret	Ret	8	1^P	Ret	Ret^P	Ret	Ret	14^P	Ret	Ret	9
LAU (Niki Lauda)	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4			4
DEA (Elio de Angelis)	7	12	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	DNQ	16	12	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	3
PIQ (Nelson Piquet)	Ret	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	8^F	3
ICK (Jacky Ickx)								Ret	6	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	3
MAS (Jochen Mass)	8	7	12	9	8	Ret	6	15	Ret	6	Ret	6	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	3
STU (Hans-Joachim Stuck)	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	8	Ret	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	5	2
PAT (Riccardo Patrese)	DNS	9	11	Ret	10	5	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	2
FIT (Emerson Fittipaldi)	6	11	13	Ret	11	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	7	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	Argentina	Juan y Oscar Gálvez	21 Jan 1979	Jacques Laffite	Jacques Laffite
2	Brazil	José Carlos Pace	4 Feb 1979	Jacques Laffite	Jacques Laffite
3	South Africa	Kyalami	3 Mar 1979	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Gilles Villeneuve
4	United States West	Long Beach	8 Apr 1979	Gilles Villeneuve	Gilles Villeneuve
5	Spain	Jarama	29 Apr 1979	Jacques Laffite	Patrick Depailler
6	Belgium	Zolder	13 May 1979	Jacques Laffite	Jody Scheckter
7	Monaco	Monaco	27 May 1979	Jody Scheckter	Jody Scheckter
8	France	Dijon-Prenois	1 Jul 1979	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Jean-Pierre Jabouille
9	Great Britain	Silverstone	14 Jul 1979	Alan Jones	Clay Regazzoni
10	Germany	Hockenheimring	29 Jul 1979	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Alan Jones
11	Austria	Red Bull Ring	12 Aug 1979	René Arnoux	Alan Jones
12	Netherlands	Zandvoort	26 Aug 1979	René Arnoux	Alan Jones
13	ItalyTitle decided	Monza	9 Sept 1979	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Jody Scheckter
14	Canada	Gilles Villeneuve	30 Sept 1979	Alan Jones	Alan Jones
15	United States	Watkins Glen	7 Oct 1979	Alan Jones	Gilles Villeneuve

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
ATS	ATS Wheels	D2, D3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Hans-Joachim Stuck
Alfa Romeo	Autodelta	177, 179	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12, Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Bruno Giacomelli, Vittorio Brambilla
Arrows	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	A1, A2	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Jochen Mass, Riccardo Patrese
Brabham	Parmalat Racing Team	BT46, BT48	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12, Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Nelson Piquet, Niki Lauda
Brabham	Parmalat Racing Team	BT49	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Nelson Piquet, Ricardo Zunino
Ensign	Team Ensign	N177, N179	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Derek Daly, Marc Surer, Patrick Gaillard
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	312T3, 312T4, 312T4B	Ferrari 015 3.0 F12	Michelin	Gilles Villeneuve, Jody Scheckter
Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	F5A, F6, F6A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Alex Ribeiro, Emerson Fittipaldi
Kauhsen	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	WK	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Gianfranco Brancatelli
Ligier	Ligier Gitanes	JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Jacky Ickx, Jacques Laffite, Patrick Depailler
Lotus	Martini Racing Team Lotus	79, 80	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Carlos Reutemann, Mario Andretti
Lotus	Team Rebaque	79	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Héctor Rebaque
McLaren	Marlboro Team McLaren	M26, M28, M28B, M28C, M29	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	John Watson, Patrick Tambay
Merzario	Team Merzario	A1B, A2, A4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Arturo Merzario, Gianfranco Brancatelli
Rebaque	Team Rebaque	HR100	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Héctor Rebaque
Renault	Équipe Renault Elf	RS01, RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6 T	Michelin	Jean-Pierre Jabouille, René Arnoux
Shadow	Interscope Shadow Racing	DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Elio de Angelis
Shadow	Samson Shadow Racing	DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Jan Lammers
Tyrrell	Candy Tyrrell Team	009	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Derek Daly, Didier Pironi, Geoffrey Lees, Jean-Pierre Jarier
Williams	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	FW06, FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Alan Jones, Clay Regazzoni
Wolf	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	WR7, WR8, WR9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	James Hunt, Keke Rosberg

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950, with or without the dropped-scores rule of the time.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Gilles Villeneuve instead of Jody Scheckter.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Gilles Villeneuve	56	47	P2
2	Jody Scheckter	56	51	P1
3	Alan Jones	40	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	36	36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	32	29	P5
6	Carlos Reutemann	25	20	P7
7	Patrick Depailler	22	20	P6
8	René Arnoux	18	17	P8
9	Mario Andretti	14	14	P12
10	Didier Pironi	13	14	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	12	14	P11
12	John Watson	12	15	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	48	−8	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	47	−9	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	37	−3	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	36		36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	30	−2	29	P5
6	Patrick Depailler	20	−2	20	P6
7	Carlos Reutemann	20	−5	20	P7
8	René Arnoux	18		17	P8
9	Mario Andretti	14		14	P12
10	Didier Pironi	13		14	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	12		14	P11
12	John Watson	12		15	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	57	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	50	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	39	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	34	36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	31	29	P5
6	Carlos Reutemann	25	20	P7
7	Patrick Depailler	21	20	P6
8	René Arnoux	17	17	P8
9	John Watson	15	15	P9
10	Didier Pironi	14	14	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	14	14	P11
12	Mario Andretti	14	14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	48	−9	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	44	−6	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	36	−3	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	34		36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	28	−3	29	P5
6	Carlos Reutemann	20	−5	20	P7
7	Patrick Depailler	19	−2	20	P6
8	René Arnoux	17		17	P8
9	John Watson	15		15	P9
10	Didier Pironi	14		14	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	14		14	P11
12	Mario Andretti	14		14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	60	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	53	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	43	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	36	36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	32	29	P5
6	Carlos Reutemann	25	20	P7
7	Patrick Depailler	22	20	P6
8	René Arnoux	17	17	P8
9	John Watson	15	15	P9
10	Didier Pironi	14	14	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	14	14	P11
12	Mario Andretti	14	14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	63	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	56	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	47	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	38	36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	33	29	P5
6	Carlos Reutemann	25	20	P7
7	Patrick Depailler	23	20	P6
8	René Arnoux	17	17	P8
9	John Watson	15	15	P9
10	Didier Pironi	14	14	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	14	14	P11
12	Mario Andretti	14	14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	54	−9	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	50	−6	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	44	−3	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	38		36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	30	−3	29	P5
6	Patrick Depailler	21	−2	20	P6
7	Carlos Reutemann	20	−5	20	P7
8	René Arnoux	17		17	P8
9	John Watson	15		15	P9
10	Didier Pironi	14		14	P10
11	Jean-Pierre Jarier	14		14	P11
12	Mario Andretti	14		14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	83	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	71	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	51	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	47	36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	45	29	P5
6	Carlos Reutemann	40	20	P7
7	Patrick Depailler	31	20	P6
8	John Watson	30	15	P9
9	Didier Pironi	26	14	P10
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	26	14	P11
11	René Arnoux	25	17	P8
12	Mario Andretti	24	14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	64	−19	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	60	−11	47	P2
3	Jacques Laffite	47		36	P4
4	Alan Jones	46	−5	40	P3
5	Clay Regazzoni	38	−7	29	P5
6	Carlos Reutemann	31	−9	20	P7
7	John Watson	30		15	P9
8	Patrick Depailler	27	−4	20	P6
9	Didier Pironi	26		14	P10
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	26		14	P11
11	René Arnoux	25		17	P8
12	Mario Andretti	24		14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	201	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	173	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	131	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	117	36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	112	29	P5
6	Carlos Reutemann	98	20	P7
7	John Watson	79	15	P9
8	Patrick Depailler	75	20	P6
9	Didier Pironi	70	14	P10
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	66	14	P11
11	René Arnoux	61	17	P8
12	Mario Andretti	60	14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	153	−48	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	145	−28	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	117	−14	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	117		36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	94	−18	29	P5
6	John Watson	77	−2	15	P9
7	Carlos Reutemann	76	−22	20	P7
8	Didier Pironi	68	−2	14	P10
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	66		14	P11
10	Patrick Depailler	65	−10	20	P6
11	René Arnoux	61		17	P8
12	Mario Andretti	60		14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	201	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	178	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	132	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	119	36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	114	29	P5
6	Carlos Reutemann	98	20	P7
7	John Watson	79	15	P9
8	Patrick Depailler	76	20	P6
9	Didier Pironi	70	14	P10
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	66	14	P11
11	René Arnoux	63	17	P8
12	Mario Andretti	60	14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	153	−48	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	148	−30	47	P2
3	Jacques Laffite	119		36	P4
4	Alan Jones	118	−14	40	P3
5	Clay Regazzoni	96	−18	29	P5
6	John Watson	77	−2	15	P9
7	Carlos Reutemann	76	−22	20	P7
8	Didier Pironi	68	−2	14	P10
9	Patrick Depailler	66	−10	20	P6
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	66		14	P11
11	René Arnoux	63		17	P8
12	Mario Andretti	60		14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	201	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	173	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	131	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	117	36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	112	29	P5
6	Carlos Reutemann	98	20	P7
7	John Watson	79	15	P9
8	Patrick Depailler	75	20	P6
9	Didier Pironi	70	14	P10
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	66	14	P11
11	René Arnoux	61	17	P8
12	Mario Andretti	60	14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jody Scheckter	153	−48	51	P1
2	Gilles Villeneuve	145	−28	47	P2
3	Alan Jones	117	−14	40	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	117		36	P4
5	Clay Regazzoni	94	−18	29	P5
6	John Watson	77	−2	15	P9
7	Carlos Reutemann	76	−22	20	P7
8	Didier Pironi	68	−2	14	P10
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	66		14	P11
10	Patrick Depailler	65	−10	20	P6
11	René Arnoux	61		17	P8
12	Mario Andretti	60		14	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.