WSC / HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
1979 World Sportscar Championship
Published race records and season classifications. Historical title eligibility and points systems changed across this archive.
Intermediate championship ranks have not been reconstructed for this historical view. Published final standings and original round cells are shown where collected; no modern scoring system is applied retroactively.
Season calendar
| Round / source label | Event | Published date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18th Annual 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge, Daytona International Speedway | 1979-02-04 |
| 2 | 6 Hours of Mugello | 1979-03-18 |
| 3 | Dijon 6 Hours | 1979-04-22 |
| 4 | Rivet Supply 6 Hours, Silverstone | 1979-05-06 |
| 5 | 25th 1000 km Nürburgring | 1979-06-03 |
| 6 | 19. Coppa Florio, Pergusa | 1979-06-24 |
| 7 | Watkins Glen 6 Hours Trans-Am and World Championship of Makes, Watkin s Glen Grand Prix Circuit | 1979-07-08 |
| 8 | Rivet Suply 6 hours, Brands Hatch | 1979-08-05 |
| 9 | Trofeo Ignazio Giunti, Vallelunga | 1979-09-16 |
1979 World Championship for Makes · manufacturer · -
| Published rank | Competitor | Final counted points | Original round cells |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche - I | 140 | — · 20 · 20 · 20 · 20 · 20 · 20 / · 20/ · /20/ |
| 1 | Porsche - II | 30 | — · — · — · — · — · — · — · 15 · 15 |
| 2 | Lancia | 50 | — · — · — · — · 10 · 20 · — · 20 · — |
| 3 | BMW - II | 32 | — · — · — · — · 20 · — · — · 12 · — |
| 3 | BMW - I | 1 | — · — · — · — · — · — · 1 · — · — |
| 4 | Ford | 30 | — · — · — · — · 15 · 15 · — · — · — |
| 4 | Ferrari | 30 | 15 · — · — · — · — · 15 · — · — · — |
| 6 | Fiat | 20 | — · — · — · — · — · — · — · — · 20 |
| 7 | Mazda | 8 | 8 · — · — · — · — · — · — · — · — |
| 8 | VW | 6 | — · — · — · — · 6 · — · — · — · — |
| 8 | De Tomaso | 6 | — · 6 · — · — · — · — · — · — · — |
| 10 | Triumph | 4 | — · — · — · — · — · — · 4 · — · — |
| 11 | Audi | 2 | — · — · — · — · 2 · — · — · — · — |
| 12 | Aston Martin | 1 | — · — · — · 1 · — · — · — · — · — |
Round-cell marks, discards and blanks are preserved. Original WSPR table