List of 1979 motorsport champions explained

This list of 1979 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Open wheel racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
Formula One World Championship Jody Scheckter1979 Formula One season
Constructors

Ferrari

British Formula One Championship Rupert Keegan1979 British Formula One Championship
South African Formula One Championship Ian Scheckter1979 South African Formula One Championship
SCCA/CART IndyCar Series Rick Mears1979 IndyCar season
USAC National Championship A. J. Foyt1979 USAC Championship Car season
USAC Mini-Indy Series Dennis Firestone1979 USAC Mini-Indy Series season
SCCA Formula Super Vee Geoff Brabham1979 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
Atlantic Championship Tom Gloy1979 Atlantic Championship season
South African Formula Atlantic Championship Ian Scheckter1978-79 South African Formula Atlantic Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship Johnnie Walker1979 Australian Drivers' Championship
Rothmans International Series Larry Perkins1979 Rothmans International Series
Formula 1430 Manuel Valls i Biesca1979 Formula 1430 season
Formula Two
Australian Formula 2 Championship Brian Shead1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship
European Formula Two Championship Marc Surer1979 European Formula Two season
Japanese Formula Two Championship Keiji Matsumoto1979 Japanese Formula Two Championship
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship Alain Prost1979 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Toshio Suzuki1979 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Teams: Heros Racing
British Formula Three Championship Chico Serra1979 British Formula Three Championship
Chilean Formula Three Championship Santiago Bengolea1979 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship Alain Prost1979 French Formula Three Championship
German Formula Three Championship Michael Korten1979 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship Piercarlo Ghinzani1979 Italian Formula Three Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship Beat Blatter1979 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Teams: Sauber Racing
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Russell Norden1979 Australian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship David Sears1979 British Formula Ford Championship
Formula Ford EuroCup John Village1979 Formula Ford EuroCup
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship Mike Finch1978-79 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship

Sports car

SeriesDriverSeason article
World Sportscar Championship Porsche1979 World Sportscar Championship season
IMSA GT Championship Peter Gregg1979 IMSA GT Championship season
Australian Sports Sedan Championship Allan Grice1979 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
Australian Sports Car Championship Ross Mathiesen1979 Australian Sports Car Championship
Can-Am Series Jacky Ickx1979 Can-Am season
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Klaus Ludwig1979 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
Fuji Grand Champion Series Satoru Nakajima1979 Fuji Grand Championship Series
Trans-Am SeriesTA1: Gene Bothello1979 Trans-Am Series
TA1 Manufacturers: Chevrolet
TA2: John Paul Sr.
TA2 Manufacturers: Porsche

Touring car

SeriesDriverSeason article
European Touring Car Championship Martino Finotto
Carlo Facetti
1979 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship Bob Morris1979 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship Richard Longman1979 British Saloon Car Championship
French Supertouring Championship Dany Snobeck1979 French Supertouring Championship
TC 2000 Championship Osvaldo López1979 TC 2000 Championship

Stock car racing

SeriesDriverSeason article
NASCAR Grand National Series Richard Petty1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Stock Car Brasil Paulo Gomes1979 Stock Car Brasil season

Rallying

SeriesDriverSeason article
World Rally Championship Björn Waldegård1979 World Rally Championship season
Manufacturer: Ford
FIA European Rallycross Championship Martin Schanche1979 FIA European Rallycross Championship
GT: Olle Arnesson
Australian Rally Championship Ross Dunkerton
Co-driver: Jeff Beaumont
1979 Australian Rally Championship
Australian Rallycross Championship Larry Perkins1979 Australian Rallycross Championship
British Rally Championship Pentti Airikkala
Co-driver: Risto Virtanen
1979 British Rally Championship
Canadian Rally Championship Taisto Heinonen
Co-driver: Tom Burgess
1979 Canadian Rally Championship
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft Reinhard Hainbach1979 Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft
European Rally Championship Jochi Kleint1979 European Rally Championship
Finnish Rally ChampionshipGroup 1: Veli Hirvonen1979 Finnish Rally Championship
Group 2: Kyösti Hämäläinen
Hungarian Rally Championship Attila Ferjáncz
Co-driver: János Tandari
1979 Hungarian Rally Championship
Irish Tarmac Rally Championship Brian Nelson
Co-driver: Rodney Cole
1979 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship
Italian Rally Championship Antonio Fassina
Co-driver: Mauro Mannini
1979 Italian Rally Championship
New Zealand Rally Championship Paul Adams1979 New Zealand Rally Championship
SCCA ProRally John Buffum
Co-driver: Mark Howard
1979 SCCA ProRally
Scottish Rally Championship Drew Gallacher
Co-driver: David McHarg
1979 Scottish Rally Championship
South African National Rally Championship Sarel van der Merwe
Co-driver: Franz Boshoff
1979 South African National Rally Championship
Spanish Rally Championship Jorge de Bagration
Co-driver: Ignacio Lewin
1979 Spanish Rally Championship
Victorian Rally Championship Warwick Smith
Co-driver: Paul Paterson
1979 Victorian Rally Championship

Motorcycle

SeriesDriverSeason article
500cc World Championship Kenny Roberts1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship Kork Ballington
250cc World Championship
125cc World Championship Ángel Nieto
50cc World Championship Eugenio Lazzarini
Speedway World Championship Ivan Mauger1979 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship Wes Cooley1979 AMA Superbike Championship

See also