Drivers and Constructors
The following drivers and constructors contested the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | No | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus-Ford | 79 80 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 1 | Mario Andretti | All |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | All | |||||
| Team Tyrrell Candy Team Tyrrell |
Tyrrell-Ford | 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 3 | Didier Pironi | All |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1-9, 12-15 | |||||
| Geoff Lees | 10 | ||||||
| Derek Daly | 11 | ||||||
| 33 | Derek Daly | 14-15 | |||||
| Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | BT46 BT48 |
Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12 Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 |
G | 5 | Niki Lauda | 1-13 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 1-13 | |||||
| Brabham-Ford | BT49 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | 14-15 | ||
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | 14-15 | |||||
| Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren-Ford | M26 M28 M28B M28C M29 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 7 | John Watson | All |
| 8 | Patrick Tambay | All | |||||
| ATS Wheels | ATS-Ford | D2 D3 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | All |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 312T3 312T4 312T4B |
Ferrari 015 3.0 F12 | M | 11 | Jody Scheckter | All |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | All | |||||
| Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi-Ford | F5A F6 F6A |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | All |
| 19 | Alex Ribeiro | 14-15 | |||||
| Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | RS01 RS10 |
Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t | M | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | All |
| 16 | René Arnoux | All | |||||
| Samson Shadow Racing Team Interscope Shadow Racing Team |
Shadow-Ford | DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 17 | Jan Lammers | All |
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | All | |||||
| Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | Wolf-Ford | WR7-9 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 20 | James Hunt | 1-7 |
| Keke Rosberg | 8-15 | ||||||
| Team Ensign | Ensign-Ford | N177 N179 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 22 | Derek Daly | 1-7 |
| Patrick Gaillard | 8-12 | ||||||
| Marc Surer | 13-15 | ||||||
| Team Merzario | Merzario-Ford | A1B A2 A4 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 24 | Arturo Merzario | 1-6, 8-15 |
| Gianfranco Brancatelli | 7 | ||||||
| Ligier Gitanes | Ligier-Ford | JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 25 | Patrick Depailler | 1-7 |
| Jacky Ickx | 8-15 | ||||||
| 26 | Jacques Laffite | All | |||||
| Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams-Ford | FW06 FW07 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 27 | Alan Jones | All |
| 28 | Clay Regazzoni | All | |||||
| Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows-Ford | A1B A2 |
Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | All |
| 30 | Jochen Mass | All | |||||
| Team Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | 1-6 |
| Rebaque-Ford | HR100 | 8-15 | |||||
| Autodelta | Alfa Romeo | 177 179 |
Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12 Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 |
G | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | 6, 8, 13, 15 |
| 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | 13-15 | |||||
| Willi Kauhsen Racing Team | Kauhsen | WK | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | 36 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | 5-6 |
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