List of 1979 motorsport champions

1979 motorsport Champions
Previous: 1978	Next: 1980

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

Series	Driver	Season article
Formula One World Championship	Jody Scheckter	1979 Formula One season
	Constructors: Scuderia Ferrari
SCCA/CART IndyCar Series	Rick Mears	1979 IndyCar season
USAC National Championship	A. J. Foyt	1979 USAC Championship Car season
European Formula Two Championship	Marc Surer	1979 European Formula Two season
Australian Drivers' Championship	Johnnie Walker	1979 Australian Drivers' 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

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

Rallying

Series	Driver	Season article
World Rally Championship	Björn Waldegård	1979 World Rally Championship season
	Manufacturer: Ford

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

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing