1979 drivers' championship
After round 15 of 15.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | — | 3 | 51 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | — | 3 | 47 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | — | 4 | 40 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | — | 2 | 36 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | — | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | — | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | — | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | — | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | John Watson | — | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | — | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | — | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | — | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | — | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | — | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | — | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | — | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | — | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Jochen Mass | — | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | — | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | — | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | — | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Hector Rebaque | — | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Patrick Tambay | — | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Ricardo Zunino | — | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Geoff Lees | — | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Derek Daly | — | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | James Hunt | — | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jan Lammers | — | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Keke Rosberg | — | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Vittorio Brambilla | — | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Patrick Gaillard | — | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Bruno Giacomelli | — | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Marc Surer | — | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Arturo Merzario | — | 0 | 0 |