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

Series	Driver	Season article
Formula One World Championship	Jody Scheckter	1979 Formula One season
	Constructors Ferrari
British Formula One Championship	Rupert Keegan	1979 British Formula One Championship
SCCA/CART IndyCar Series	Rick Mears	1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series
	Manufacturers: Cosworth DFX
	Rookies: Bill Alsup
USAC National Championship	A. J. Foyt	1979 USAC Championship Car season
USAC Mini-Indy Series	Dennis Firestone	1979 USAC Mini-Indy Series season
SCCA Formula Super Vee	Geoff Brabham	1979 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
Cup of Peace and Friendship	Václav Lim	1979 Cup of Peace and Friendship
	Nations: Czechoslovakia
Formula Atlantic	Tom Gloy	1979 Formula Atlantic season
South African Formula Atlantic Championship	Ian Scheckter	1978-79 South African Formula Atlantic Championship
South African National Drivers Championship	Ian Scheckter	1979 South African National Drivers Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship	Johnnie Walker	1979 Australian Drivers' Championship
Rothmans International Series	Larry Perkins	1979 Rothmans International Series
Formula Nacional	Manuel Valls i Biesca	1979 Formula Nacional
Formula Two
Australian Formula 2 Championship	Brian Shead	1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship
European Formula Two Championship	Marc Surer	1979 European Formula Two Championship
All-Japan Formula Two Championship	Keiji Matsumoto	1979 All-Japan Formula Two Championship
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship	Alain Prost	1979 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
All-Japan Formula Three Championship	Toshio Suzuki	1979 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Heros Racing
British Formula Three Championship	Chico Serra	1979 British Formula Three Championship
Chilean Formula Three Championship	Santiago Bengolea	1979 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship	Alain Prost	1979 French Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Oreca
German Formula Three Championship	Michael Korten	1979 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship	Piercarlo Ghinzani	1979 Italian Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Euroracing
Soviet Formula 3 Championship	Viktor Klimanov	1979 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship	Beat Blatter	1979 Swiss Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Sauber Racing
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship	Alain Ferté	1979 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship	Russell Norden	1979 Australian Formula Ford Championship
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship	Arthur Bragantini
British Formula Ford Championship	David Sears
Danish Formula Ford Championship	Jesper Villumsen
Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship	Boy Hayje
EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Championship	Adrian Reynard
European Formula Ford Championship	John Village	1979 European Formula Ford Championship
Irish Formula Ford Championship	Colin Lees
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship	Mike Finch
Swedish Formula Ford Championship	Slim Borgudd

Sports car and GT

Series	Driver	Season article
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
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

Touring car

Series	Driver	Season article
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
	Manufacturers: British Leyland Mini
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft	Klaus Ludwig	1979 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
French Supertouring Championship	Dany Snobeck	1979 French Supertouring Championship
Stock Car Brasil	Paulo Gomes	1979 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship	Osvaldo López	1979 TC2000 Championship

Stock car racing

Series	Driver	Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Richard Petty	1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Winston West Series	Bill Schmitt	1979 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Racing Series	Marvin Smith	1979 ARCA Racing Series
USAC Stock Car National Championship	A. J. Foyt	1979 USAC Stock Car National Championship

Rallying

Series	Driver	Season article
World Rally Championship	Björn Waldegård	1979 World Rally Championship season
	Co-Drivers: Hans Thorszelius
	Manufacturer: Ford
FIA European Rallycross Championship	Martin Schanche	1979 FIA European Rallycross Championship
	GT: Olle Arnesson
Australian Rally Championship	Ross Dunkerton	1979 Australian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Jeff Beaumont
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

Motorcycle racing

Series	Driver	Season article
500cc World Championship	Kenny Roberts	1979 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 Mauger	1979 Individual Speedway World Championship
Formula 750	Patrick Pons	1979 Formula 750 season
AMA Superbike Championship	Wes Cooley	1979 AMA Superbike Championship

Motocross

Series	Driver	Season article
FIM Motocross World Championship	500cc: Graham Noyce	1979 FIM Motocross World Championship
	250cc: Håkan Carlqvist
	125cc: Harry Everts

Karting

Series	Driver	Season article
Karting World Championship	Peter Koene
	Junior: Thomas Glauser
Karting European Championship	100cc: Cathy Muller
	FC: Giancarlo Vanaria
	FC-2: Jan Svaneby

Drag racing

Series	Champion	Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series	Top Fuel: Rob Bruins	1979 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
	Funny Car: Raymond Beadle
	Pro Stock: Bob Glidden

See also

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing