# List of 1979 motorsport champions

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.

## Dirt oval racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Steve Kinser | |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Teams: Karl Kinser Racing | |

## Drag racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Top Fuel: Rob Bruins | 1979 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Funny Car: Raymond Beadle | 1979 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock: Bob Glidden | 1979 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |

## Karting

| Series | Driver |
| Karting World Championship | Peter Koene |
| Karting World Championship | Junior: Thomas Glauser |
| Karting European Championship | 100cc: Cathy Muller |
| Karting European Championship | FC: Giancarlo Vanaria |
| Karting European Championship | FC-2: Jan Svaneby |

## Motorcycle racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| 500cc World Championship | Kenny Roberts | 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 350cc World Championship | Kork Ballington | 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 250cc World Championship | Kork Ballington | 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 125cc World Championship | Ángel Nieto | 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 50cc World Championship | Eugenio Lazzarini | 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| Speedway World Championship | Ivan Mauger | 1979 Individual Speedway World Championship |
| Formula 750 | Patrick Pons | 1979 Formula 750 season |
| AMA Superbike Championship | Wes Cooley | 1979 AMA Superbike Championship |

### Motocross

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIM Motocross World Championship | 500cc: Graham Noyce | 1979 FIM Motocross World Championship |
| FIM Motocross World Championship | 250cc: Håkan Carlqvist | 1979 FIM Motocross World Championship |
| FIM Motocross World Championship | 125cc: Harry Everts | 1979 FIM Motocross World Championship |

## Open wheel racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| Formula One World Championship | Jody Scheckter | 1979 Formula One season |
| Formula One World Championship | Constructors: Ferrari | 1979 Formula One season |
| British Formula One Championship | Rupert Keegan | 1979 British Formula One Championship |
| SCCA/CART IndyCar Series | Rick Mears | 1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series |
| SCCA/CART IndyCar Series | Manufacturers: Cosworth DFX | 1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series |
| SCCA/CART IndyCar Series | Rookies: Bill Alsup | 1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series |
| USAC National Championship | A. J. Foyt | 1979 USAC Championship Car season |
| USAC Mini-Indy Series | Dennis Firestone | 1979 USAC Mini-Indy Series season |
| SCCA Formula Super Vee | Geoff Brabham | 1979 SCCA Formula Super Vee season |
| Cup of Peace and Friendship | Václav Lim | 1979 Cup of Peace and Friendship |
| Cup of Peace and Friendship | Nations: Czechoslovakia | 1979 Cup of Peace and Friendship |
| Formula Atlantic | Tom Gloy | 1979 Formula Atlantic season |
| South African Formula Atlantic Championship | Ian Scheckter | 1978-79 South African Formula Atlantic Championship |
| South African National Drivers Championship | Ian Scheckter | 1979 South African National Drivers Championship |
| Australian Drivers' Championship | Johnnie Walker | 1979 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Rothmans International Series | Larry Perkins | 1979 Rothmans International Series |
| Formula Nacional | Manuel Valls i Biesca | 1979 Formula Nacional |
| Formula Two |||
| Australian Formula 2 Championship | Brian Shead | 1979 Australian Formula 2 Championship |
| European Formula Two Championship | Marc Surer | 1979 European Formula Two Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Two Championship | Keiji Matsumoto | 1979 All-Japan Formula Two Championship |
| Formula Three |||
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Alain Prost | 1979 FIA European Formula 3 Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Toshio Suzuki | 1979 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Teams: Heros Racing | 1979 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| British Formula Three Championship | Chico Serra | 1979 British Formula Three Championship |
| Chilean Formula Three Championship | Santiago Bengolea | 1979 Chilean Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Alain Prost | 1979 French Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Teams: Oreca | 1979 French Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | Michael Korten | 1979 German Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 1979 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Teams: Euroracing | 1979 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| Soviet Formula 3 Championship | Viktor Klimanov | 1979 Soviet Formula 3 Championship |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Beat Blatter | 1979 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Teams: Sauber Racing | 1979 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Renault |||
| French Formula Renault Championship | Alain Ferté | 1979 French Formula Renault Championship |
| Formula Ford |||
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | Russell Norden | 1979 Australian Formula Ford Championship |
| Brazilian Formula Ford Championship | Arthur Bragantini | |
| British Formula Ford Championship | David Sears | |
| Danish Formula Ford Championship | Jesper Villumsen | |
| Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship | Boy Hayje | |
| EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Championship | Adrian Reynard | |
| European Formula Ford Championship | John Village | 1979 European Formula Ford Championship |
| Irish Formula Ford Championship | Colin Lees | |
| New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | Mike Finch | |
| Swedish Formula Ford Championship | Slim Borgudd | |

## Rallying

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| World Rally Championship | Björn Waldegård | 1979 World Rally Championship season |
| World Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Hans Thorszelius | 1979 World Rally Championship season |
| World Rally Championship | Manufacturer: Ford | 1979 World Rally Championship season |
| Australian Rally Championship | Ross Dunkerton | 1979 Australian Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Jeff Beaumont | 1979 Australian Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Pentti Airikkala Co-driver: Risto Virtanen | 1979 British Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Taisto Heinonen Co-driver: Tom Burgess | 1979 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft | Reinhard Hainbach | 1979 Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Jüri Triisa | 1979 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Valdur Lembing | 1979 Estonian Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Jochi Kleint | 1979 European Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group 1: Veli Hirvonen | 1979 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group 2: Kyösti Hämäläinen | 1979 Finnish Rally Championship |
| French Rally Championship | Bernard Béguin | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Attila Ferjáncz | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: János Tandari | |
| Irish Tarmac Rally Championship | Brian Nelson Co-driver: Rodney Cole | 1979 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship |
| Italian Rally Championship | Antonio Fassina Co-driver: Mauro Mannini | 1979 Italian Rally Championship |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Paul Adams | 1979 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| Polish Rally Championship | Błażej Krupa | |
| Romanian Rally Championship | Ilie Olteanu | |
| SCCA ProRally | John Buffum Co-driver: Mark Howard | 1979 SCCA ProRally |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Drew Gallacher | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: David McHarg | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Sarel van der Merwe Co-driver: Franz Boshoff | 1979 South African National Rally Championship |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Jorge de Bagration Co-driver: Ignacio Lewin | 1979 Spanish Rally Championship |
| Victorian Rally Championship | Warwick Smith Co-driver: Paul Paterson | 1979 Victorian Rally Championship |

### Rallycross

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | TC: Martin Schanche | |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | GT: Olle Arnesson | |
| Australian Rallycross Championship | Larry Perkins | 1979 Australian Rallycross Championship |
| British Rallycross Championship | Bruce Rushton | |

## Sports car and GT

| 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 |
| Can-Am Series | Jacky Ickx | 1979 Can-Am season |
| Fuji Grand Champion Series | Satoru Nakajima | 1979 Fuji Grand Championship Series |
| Trans-Am Series | TA1: Gene Bothello | 1979 Trans-Am Series |
| Trans-Am Series | TA1 Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1979 Trans-Am Series |
| Trans-Am Series | TA2: John Paul Sr. | 1979 Trans-Am Series |
| Trans-Am Series | TA2 Manufacturers: Porsche | 1979 Trans-Am Series |

## Stock car racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Richard Petty | 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Manufacturers: Chevrolet | 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Winston West Series | Bill Schmitt | 1979 NASCAR Winston West Series |
| ARCA Racing Series | Marvin Smith | 1979 ARCA Racing Series |
| USAC Stock Car National Championship | A. J. Foyt | 1979 USAC Stock Car National Championship |

## Touring car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| European Touring Car Championship | Martino Finotto Carlo Facetti | 1979 European Touring Car Championship |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | Bob Morris | 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Richard Longman | 1979 British Saloon Car Championship |
| British Touring Car Championship | Manufacturers: British Leyland Mini | 1979 British Saloon Car Championship |
| Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft | Klaus Ludwig | 1979 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft |
| French Supertouring Championship | Dany Snobeck | 1979 French Supertouring Championship |
| Stock Car Brasil | Paulo Gomes | 1979 Stock Car Brasil season |
| TC2000 Championship | Osvaldo López | 1979 TC2000 Championship |