1979 Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jody Scheckter |  Ferrari | 51 | 3 |
| 02 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 47 | 3 |
| 03 | Alan Jones |  Williams | 40 | 4 |
| 04 | Jacques Laffite |  Ligier | 36 | 2 |
| 05 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 29 | 1 |
| 06 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 20 | 1 |
| 07 | Carlos Reutemann |  Lotus | 20 | 0 |
| 08 | René Arnoux |  Renault | 17 | 0 |
| 09 | John Watson |  McLaren | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi |  Tyrrell | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda |  Brabham | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis |  Shadow | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Jochen Mass |  Arrows | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | 0 |