| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1979-01-21 |
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1979-02-04 |
| 3 | South African Grand Prix | Kyalami | 1979-03-03 |
| 4 | United States Grand Prix West | Long Beach | 1979-04-08 |
| 5 | Spanish Grand Prix | Jarama | 1979-04-29 |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix | Zolder | 1979-05-13 |
| 7 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | 1979-05-27 |
| 8 | French Grand Prix | Dijon-Prenois | 1979-07-01 |
| 9 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | 1979-07-14 |
| 10 | German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | 1979-07-29 |
| 11 | Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring | 1979-08-12 |
| 12 | Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1979-08-26 |
| 13 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1979-09-09 |
| 14 | Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1979-09-30 |
| 15 | United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | 1979-10-07 |
| Pos | Driver | Team(s) | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 51 | 3 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 47 | 3 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 40 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 36 | 2 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 29 | 1 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 20 | 0 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo, Brabham-Ford | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | 0 |
| - | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus, Rebaque | 0 | 0 |
| - | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 0 |
| - | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 |
| - | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| - | Derek Daly | Ensign, Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| - | James Hunt | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 0 | 0 |
| - | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 113 | 6 |
| 2 | Williams | 75 | 5 |
| 3 | Ligier | 61 | 3 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 39 | 0 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 28 | 0 |
| 6 | Renault | 26 | 1 |
| 7 | McLaren | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Arrows | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Shadow | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | ATS | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Fittipaldi | 1 | 0 |
| - | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 |
| - | Wolf | 0 | 0 |
| - | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| - | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| - | Rebaque | 0 | 0 |
| - | Merzario | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Driver | Pos | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrows | Jochen Mass | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| Riccardo Patrese | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
| Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Niki Lauda | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| Nelson Piquet | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| Brabham-Ford | Niki Lauda | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| Nelson Piquet | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ricardo Zunino | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Ferrari | Jody Scheckter | 1 | 51 | 3 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 2 | 47 | 3 | |
| Ligier | Jacques Laffite | 4 | 36 | 2 |
| Patrick Depailler | 6 | 20 | 1 | |
| Jacky Ickx | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| McLaren | John Watson | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| Patrick Tambay | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Renault | René Arnoux | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 13 | 9 | 1 | |
| Shadow | Elio de Angelis | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan Lammers | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Lotus | Carlos Reutemann | 7 | 20 | 0 |
| Mario Andretti | 12 | 14 | 0 | |
| Hector Rebaque | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyrrell | Didier Pironi | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 11 | 14 | 0 | |
| Geoff Lees | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Derek Daly | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Williams | Alan Jones | 3 | 40 | 4 |
| Clay Regazzoni | 5 | 29 | 1 | |
| Wolf | James Hunt | - | 0 | 0 |
| Keke Rosberg | - | 0 | 0 |