For 1979 Ligier, the up-and-coming Williams team and surprisingly Ferrari, despite the handicap of the Flat-12 that obstructed wind tunnels, produced wing-cars designs that were more effective than the Lotus 79.
James Hunt ga je rešil iz gorečega dirkalnika in prve zdravniške napovedi so bile dobre, toda Šved je naslednji dam umrl zaradi embolizma.