Alfa only entered their 177 and 179 cars in a handful of events that year, and Giacomelli could only achieve a best of 17th place in the 1979 French Grand Prix.
Alfa só presentou os seus autos 177 e 179 nun puñado de eventos ese ano, e Giacomelli só puido lograr o mellor lugar, 17°, no Gran Premio de Francia de 1979.