The 1979 Formula One season was the 33rd season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1979 World Championship of Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors, contested concurrently over a fifteen-round series. The season is remembered for the emergence of the Williams team and the turbocharged Renault engines, as well as Jody Scheckter securing his only World Championship.
The 1979 Formula One season begins with the Argentine Grand Prix, where Jacques Laffite takes victory for the Ligier team.
Jacques Laffite wins his second consecutive race of the season at the Brazilian Grand Prix, establishing an early lead in the championship for Ligier.
Jody Scheckter wins the Monaco Grand Prix for Ferrari, taking the lead in the drivers' championship standings.
Jean-Pierre Jabouille wins the French Grand Prix for Renault, marking the first victory for a turbocharged engine in Formula One, while Gilles Villeneuve and René Arnoux engage in a legendary wheel-to-wheel battle for second place.
Clay Regazzoni wins the British Grand Prix, securing the first-ever Formula One victory for the Frank Williams Racing team.
Alan Jones wins the Austrian Grand Prix for Williams, marking his first victory in Formula One and the team's second win of the season.
Jody Scheckter wins the Italian Grand Prix at Monza for Ferrari, mathematically securing the 1979 World Drivers' Championship with two races remaining.
Gilles Villeneuve wins the final race of the season, the United States Grand Prix East at Watkins Glen, driving for Ferrari.