List of 1979 motorsport champions

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1979 motorsport champions
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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[edit]

Series Driver Season article
Formula One World Championship South Africa Jody Scheckter 1979 Formula One season
Constructors: Italy Ferrari
British Formula One Championship United Kingdom Rupert Keegan 1979 British Formula One Championship
South African Formula One Championship South Africa Ian Scheckter 1979 South African Formula One Championship
SCCA/CART IndyCar Series United States Rick Mears 1979 IndyCar season
USAC National Championship United States A. J. Foyt 1979 USAC Championship Car season
USAC Mini-Indy Series Australia Dennis Firestone 1979 USAC Mini-Indy Series season
SCCA Formula Super Vee Australia Geoff Brabham 1979 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
Atlantic Championship United States Tom Gloy 1979 Atlantic Championship season
South African Formula Atlantic Championship South Africa Ian Scheckter 1978-79 South African Formula Atlantic Championship
Australian Drivers' Championship Australia Johnnie Walker 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship
Rothmans International Series Australia Larry Perkins 1979 Rothmans International Series
Formula 1430 Spain Manuel Valls i Biesca 1979 Formula 1430 season
Formula Two
Australian Formula 2 Championship Australia Brian Shead 1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship
European Formula Two Championship Switzerland Marc Surer 1979 European Formula Two season
Japanese Formula Two Championship Japan Keiji Matsumoto 1979 Japanese Formula Two Championship
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship France Alain Prost 1979 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Japan Toshio Suzuki 1979 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Teams: Heros Racing
British Formula Three Championship Brazil Chico Serra 1979 British Formula Three Championship
Chilean Formula Three Championship Chile Santiago Bengolea 1979 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship France Alain Prost 1979 French Formula Three Championship
German Formula Three Championship West Germany Michael Korten 1979 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani 1979 Italian Formula Three Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship Switzerland Beat Blatter 1979 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Teams: Switzerland Sauber Racing
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Australia Russell Norden 1979 Australian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship United Kingdom David Sears 1979 British Formula Ford Championship
Formula Ford EuroCup United Kingdom John Village 1979 Formula Ford EuroCup
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Mike Finch 1978-79 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship

Sports car[edit]

Series Driver Season article
World Sportscar Championship West Germany Porsche 1979 World Sportscar Championship season
IMSA GT Championship United States Peter Gregg 1979 IMSA GT Championship season
Australian Sports Sedan Championship Australia Allan Grice 1979 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
Australian Sports Car Championship Australia Ross Mathiesen 1979 Australian Sports Car Championship
Can-Am Series Belgium Jacky Ickx 1979 Can-Am season
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Germany Klaus Ludwig 1979 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
Fuji Grand Champion Series Japan Satoru Nakajima 1979 Fuji Grand Championship Series
Trans-Am Series TA1: United States Gene Bothello 1979 Trans-Am Series
TA1 Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
TA2: United States John Paul Sr.
TA2 Manufacturers: Germany Porsche

Touring car[edit]

Series Driver Season article
European Touring Car Championship Italy Martino Finotto
Italy Carlo Facetti 		1979 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship Australia Bob Morris 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship United Kingdom Richard Longman 1979 British Saloon Car Championship
French Supertouring Championship France Dany Snobeck 1979 French Supertouring Championship
TC 2000 Championship Argentina Osvaldo López 1979 TC 2000 Championship

Stock car racing[edit]

Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Grand National Series United States Richard Petty 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Stock Car Brasil Brazil Paulo Gomes 1979 Stock Car Brasil season

Rallying[edit]

Series Driver Season article
World Rally Championship Sweden Björn Waldegård 1979 World Rally Championship season
Manufacturer: United States Ford
FIA European Rallycross Championship Norway Martin Schanche 1979 FIA European Rallycross Championship
GT: Sweden Olle Arnesson
Australian Rally Championship [[Ross Dunkerton|Australia]]Australia Ross Dunkerton
Co-driver: Australia Jeff Beaumont 		1979 Australian Rally Championship
Australian Rallycross Championship Australia Larry Perkins 1979 Australian Rallycross Championship
British Rally Championship Finland Pentti Airikkala
Co-driver: Finland Risto Virtanen 		1979 British Rally Championship
Canadian Rally Championship Finland Taisto Heinonen
Co-driver: Canada Tom Burgess 		1979 Canadian Rally Championship
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft Germany Reinhard Hainbach 1979 Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft
European Rally Championship Germany Jochi Kleint 1979 European Rally Championship
Finnish Rally Championship Group 1: Finland Veli Hirvonen 1979 Finnish Rally Championship
Group 2: Finland Kyösti Hämäläinen
Hungarian Rally Championship Hungary Attila Ferjáncz
Co-driver: Hungary János Tandari 		1979 Hungarian Rally Championship
Irish Tarmac Rally Championship United Kingdom Brian Nelson
Co-driver: United Kingdom Rodney Cole 		1979 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship
Italian Rally Championship Italy Antonio Fassina
Co-driver: Italy Mauro Mannini 		1979 Italian Rally Championship
New Zealand Rally Championship New Zealand Paul Adams 1979 New Zealand Rally Championship
SCCA ProRally United States John Buffum
Co-driver: United States Mark Howard 		1979 SCCA ProRally
Scottish Rally Championship United Kingdom Drew Gallacher
Co-driver: United Kingdom David McHarg 		1979 Scottish Rally Championship
South African National Rally Championship South Africa Sarel van der Merwe
Co-driver: South Africa Franz Boshoff 		1979 South African National Rally Championship
Spanish Rally Championship Spain Jorge de Bagration
Co-driver: Spain Ignacio Lewin 		1979 Spanish Rally Championship
Victorian Rally Championship Australia Warwick Smith
Co-driver: Australia Paul Paterson 		1979 Victorian Rally Championship

Motorcycle[edit]

Series Driver Season article
500cc World Championship United States Kenny Roberts 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship South Africa Kork Ballington
250cc World Championship
125cc World Championship Spain Ángel Nieto
50cc World Championship Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Speedway World Championship New Zealand Ivan Mauger 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship United States Wes Cooley 1979 AMA Superbike Championship

See also[edit]

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