List of 1979 motorsport champions

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.

1979 motorsport champions
Previous: 1978 Next: 1980

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
South African Formula One Championship Ian Scheckter 1979 South African Formula One Championship
SCCA/CART IndyCar Series Rick Mears 1979 IndyCar season
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
Atlantic Championship Tom Gloy 1979 Atlantic Championship season
South African Formula Atlantic Championship Ian Scheckter 1978-79 South African Formula Atlantic Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship Johnnie Walker 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship
Rothmans International Series Larry Perkins 1979 Rothmans International Series
Formula 1430 Manuel Valls i Biesca 1979 Formula 1430 season
Formula Two
Australian Formula 2 Championship Brian Shead 1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship
European Formula Two Championship Marc Surer 1979 European Formula Two season
Japanese Formula Two Championship Keiji Matsumoto 1979 Japanese 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
German Formula Three Championship Michael Korten 1979 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship Piercarlo Ghinzani 1979 Italian Formula Three Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship Beat Blatter 1979 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Teams: Sauber Racing
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Russell Norden 1979 Australian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship David Sears 1979 British Formula Ford Championship
Formula Ford EuroCup John Village 1979 Formula Ford EuroCup
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship Mike Finch 1978-79 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship

Sports car
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
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

Touring car
Series Driver Season article
European Touring Car Championship Martino Finotto
Carlo Facetti
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

Stock car racing
Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Grand National Series Richard Petty 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Stock Car Brasil Paulo Gomes 1979 Stock Car Brasil season

Rallying
Series Driver Season article
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

Motorcycle
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
AMA Superbike Championship Wes Cooley

See also
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