1979 Formula One season
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The 1979 Formula One season was the 33rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors which were con
Jody Scheckter won the Drivers' Championship, driving for Ferrari.
Gilles Villeneuve finished runner-up in the Drivers' Championship, 4 points behind Ferrari teammate Scheckter.
Alan Jones (pictured in 1980) finished third in the Drivers' Championship, driving for Williams.
Ferrari won the International Cup for F1 Constructors with its 312T3 and 312T4 (pictured) models.
1980 Formula One season
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The 1980 Formula One season was the 34th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1980 World Championship of Drivers and the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors, which were conte
1979 Formula One season
…1979 Formula One season Drivers' Champion: Jody Scheckter Constructors' Champion: Ferrari Previous 1978 Next 1980 Races by country Races by venue Jody Scheckter won the Drivers' Championship, driving for Ferrari. Gilles Villeneuve finished runner-up in the Drivers…
Brazilian Nelson Piquet, driving for Brabham, finished runner-up to Jones.
Jones' Williams teammate, Argentine Carlos Reutemann, placed third.