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.
Series | Driver | Season article |
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World Sportscar Championship | Porsche | 1979 World Sportscar Championship season |
IMSA GT Championship | Peter Gregg | 1979 IMSA GT Championship season |
Australian Sports Sedan Championship | Allan Grice | 1979 Australian Sports Sedan Championship |
Australian Sports Car Championship | Ross Mathiesen | 1979 Australian Sports Car Championship |
Can-Am Series | Jacky Ickx | 1979 Can-Am season |
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft | Klaus Ludwig | 1979 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft |
Fuji Grand Champion Series | Satoru Nakajima | 1979 Fuji Grand Championship Series |
Trans-Am Series | TA1: Gene Bothello | 1979 Trans-Am Series |
TA1 Manufacturers: Chevrolet | ||
TA2: John Paul Sr. | ||
TA2 Manufacturers: Porsche | ||
Series | Driver | Season article |
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European Touring Car Championship | Martino Finotto Carlo Facetti | 1979 European Touring Car Championship |
Australian Touring Car Championship | Bob Morris | 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship |
British Touring Car Championship | Richard Longman | 1979 British Saloon Car Championship |
French Supertouring Championship | Dany Snobeck | 1979 French Supertouring Championship |
TC 2000 Championship | Osvaldo López | 1979 TC 2000 Championship |
Series | Driver | Season article |
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NASCAR Grand National Series | Richard Petty | 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
Stock Car Brasil | Paulo Gomes | 1979 Stock Car Brasil season |
Series | Driver | Season article |
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World Rally Championship | Björn Waldegård | 1979 World Rally Championship season |
Manufacturer: Ford | ||
FIA European Rallycross Championship | Martin Schanche | 1979 FIA European Rallycross Championship |
GT: Olle Arnesson | ||
Australian Rally Championship | Ross Dunkerton Co-driver: Jeff Beaumont | 1979 Australian Rally Championship |
Australian Rallycross Championship | Larry Perkins | 1979 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 Hainbach | 1979 Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft |
European Rally Championship | Jochi Kleint | 1979 European Rally Championship |
Finnish Rally Championship | Group 1: Veli Hirvonen | 1979 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 Adams | 1979 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 |