1979 team-mate head-to-head

Final. Each score reads first driver–second driver; the leading side is underlined. Race: times finished ahead of the other, with retirements counted by classification order. Qualifying: times started ahead, by qualifying position where recorded, otherwise by grid slot. Points include sprints.

← 1978 1980 →

Team	Driver	Driver	Race	Qualifying	Points	Wins	Podiums	Races
Ferrari	Gilles Villeneuve	Jody Scheckter	8–7	8–7	53–60	3–3	7–6	15 · full
Williams	Alan Jones	Clay Regazzoni	10–5	15–0	43–32	4–1	5–5	15 · full
Team Lotus	Carlos Reutemann	Mario Andretti	8–7	7–8	25–14	0–0	4–1	15 · full
Renault	René Arnoux	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	8–7	4–10	17–9	0–1	3–1	15 · full
McLaren	Patrick Tambay	John Watson	3–12	2–13	0–15	0–0	0–1	15 · full
Arrows	Riccardo Patrese	Jochen Mass	8–7	12–3	2–3	0–0	0–0	15 · full
Shadow	Jan Lammers	Elio de Angelis	5–10	5–9	0–3	0–0	0–0	15 · full
Tyrrell	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Didier Pironi	8–5	5–8	14–14	0–0	2–2	13 · full
Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Nelson Piquet	Niki Lauda	6–7	6–7	3–4	0–0	0–0	13 · full
Team Lotus	Carlos Reutemann	Hector Rebaque	7–4	11–0	21–0	0–0	3–0	11 · full
Team Lotus	Mario Andretti	Hector Rebaque	7–4	11–0	12–0	0–0	1–0	11 · full
Ligier	Jacques Laffite	Jacky Ickx	6–2	8–0	12–3	0–0	3–0	8 · full
Ligier	Jacques Laffite	Patrick Depailler	4–3	4–3	24–22	2–1	3–2	7 · full
Tyrrell	Didier Pironi	Derek Daly	3–0	3–0	6–0	0–0	1–0	3

Pairings with fewer than 3 shared races are left out. Teams that ran three drivers in a season appear as separate pairs.