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1979 World Rally Championship

7th season of the World Rally Championship series

Björn Waldegård World Manufacturers' Champion: Ford The 1979 World Rally Championship was the seventh season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) World Rally Championship (WRC). The season consisted of 12 rallies, one more than the previous year.

1979 marked the first season for the new World Rally Championship for Drivers. This successor to the preceding FIA Cup for Rally Drivers was aligned with the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers. Both championships used the same schedule of events for accumulating points toward the titles, although the point awarding methods were different for each. Manufacturers continued to receive points under the system adopted in 1977, in which points were garnered for both placement overall and placement within the car's group. Only the top finishing car from each manufacturer would garner points, and regardless of group finish, an overall finish of 10th or better was required to obtain points. Drivers were awarded points on the former system, simply based on overall finish, from 20 points for 1st place to 1 point for 10th place.

After several years of competitive but ultimately unsuccessful attempts to seize the championship, Ford finally gathered its first WRC manufacturer's title. A strong season which included five rally wins gave it the edge over new challenger Datsun, whose 160J (Violet) proved successful, and former champion Fiat. Ford's fortune would be short-lived however, and despite determined and competitive participation in WRC events, 1979 would be the company's sole WRC title until their return to victory in 2006.

The competition for the first WRC driver's title was extremely close, and ultimately was decided by the two contenders placing first and second in the final rally of the season. The final difference between the winner, Swede Björn Waldegård, and the runner-up, Finn Hannu Mikkola, was only a single point.

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Calendar

Rd.	Start date	Finish date	Rally	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages
20 January	26 January	MON 47th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo	Monte Carlo	Mixed	30	619 km
16 February	18 February	SWE 29th International Swedish Rally	Karlstad, Värmland County	Snow	38	630 km
6 March	11 March	POR 13th Rallye de Portugal - Vinho do Porto	Estoril, Lisbon	Mixed	45	737.5 km
12 April	16 April	KEN 27th Safari Rally	Nairobi	Gravel	N/A	5027 km
28 May	31 May	GRC 26th Acropolis Rally	Athens	Gravel	58	1006.5 km
14 July	18 July	NZL 10th Motogard Rally of New Zealand	Auckland	Gravel	42	658 km
24 August	28 August	FIN 29th Jyväskylän Suurajot - Rally of the 1000 Lakes	Jyväskylä, Central Finland	Gravel	47	423.5 km
13 September	16 September	CAN 7th Critérium Molson du Québec	Montreal	Mixed	32	503.7 km
1 October	7 October	ITA 21st Rallye Sanremo	Sanremo, Liguria	Mixed	74	962 km
2 November	4 November	FRA 23rd Tour de Corse - Rallye de France	Ajaccio, Corsica	Tarmac	22	1128.9 km
18 November	21 November	GBR 35th Lombard RAC Rally	Chester	Gravel	59	661.48 km
9 December	14 December	CIV 11th Rallye Bandama Côte d'Ivoire	Abidjan	Gravel	N/A	5622 km
Sources:

This was the only season that all rounds counted towards the Manufacturers championship until 1993.

Events

Black = Tarmac	Brown = Gravel	Blue = Snow/Ice	Red = Mixed Surface

Round	Rally name	Stages	Podium finishers	Rank	Driver	Co-driver
Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo
(20 January–26 January)	SWE
Swedish Rally
(16 February–18 February)	PRT
Rallye de Portugal
(6 March–11 March)	KEN
Safari Rally
(April 12–16)	GRC
Acropolis Rally
(May 28–31)	NZL
Rally New Zealand
(14 July–18 July)	FIN
1000 Lakes Rally
(24 August–28 August)	CAN
Critérium du Québec
(13 September–16 September)	ITA
Rallye Sanremo
(1 October–7 October)	FRA
Tour de Corse
(2 November–4 November)	GBR
RAC Rally
(19 November–23 November)	Ivory Coast
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
(9 December–14 December)
1	30 stages
619 km
Tarmac	1	FRA Bernard Darniche	FRA Alain Mahé	FRA Team Chardonnet	Lancia Stratos HF	8:13.38
2	SWE Björn Waldegård	SWE Hans Thorszelius	USA Ford Motor Company	Ford Escort RS1800	8:13.44
3	FIN Markku Alén	FIN Ilkka Kivimäki	ITA Alitalia Fiat	Fiat 131 Abarth	8:17.47
2	38 stages
630 km
Snow/Ice	1	SWE Stig Blomqvist	SWE Björn Cederberg		Saab 99 Turbo	6:34.49
2	SWE Björn Waldegård	SWE Hans Thorszelius	USA Ford Motor Company	Ford Escort RS1800	6:36.09
3	FIN Pentti Airikkala	FIN Risto Virtanen		Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS	6:39.31
3	45 stages
735 km
Tarmac/Gravel	1	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	USA Ford Motor Company	Ford Escort RS1800	9:13.52
2	SWE Björn Waldegård	SWE Hans Thorszelius	USA Ford Motor Company	Ford Escort RS1800	9:16.36
3	SWE Ove Andersson	GBR Henry Liddon	FRG Toyota Team Europe	Toyota Celica 2000GT	9:35.00
4	82 controls
5028 km
Gravel	1	KEN Shekhar Mehta	KEN Mike Doughty	KEN DT Dobie Team Datsun	Datsun 160J	+6:27 pen
2	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	KEN DT Dobie Daimler-Benz	Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0	+7:15 pen
3	FIN Markku Alén	FIN Ilkka Kivimäki	ITA Alitalia Fiat	Fiat 131 Abarth	+7:20 pen
5	54 stages
1008 km
Gravel/Tarmac	1	SWE Björn Waldegård	SWE Hans Thorszelius	GBR Rothmans Rally Team	Ford Escort RS1800	13:35.06
2	FIN Timo Salonen	FIN Seppo Harjanne	GRC N. I. Theocharakis	Datsun 160J	14:07.04
3	SWE Harry Källström	SWE Claes Billstam	GRC N. I. Theocharakis	Datsun 160J	14:11.39
6	42 stages
672 km
Tarmac/Gravel	1	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	NZL Masport	Ford Escort RS1800	8:05.45,8
2	NZL Blair Robson	NZL Chris Porter	NZL Masport	Ford Escort RS1800	8:27.03,0
3	FIN Ari Vatanen	GBR David Richards	USA Ford Motor Company	Ford Escort RS1800	8:29.40,8
7	45 stages
424 km
Gravel	1	FIN Markku Alén	FIN Ilkka Kivimäki	ITA Alitalia Fiat	Fiat 131 Abarth	4:01.11
2	FIN Ari Vatanen	GBR David Richards	GBR Rothmans Rally Team	Ford Escort RS1800	4:02.42
3	SWE Björn Waldegård	SWE Hans Thorszelius	USA Ford Motor Company	Ford Escort RS1800	4:07.15
8	25 stages
384 km
Tarmac/Gravel	1	SWE Björn Waldegård	SWE Hans Thorszelius	USA Ford Motor Company	Ford Escort RS1800	3:35.32
2	FIN Timo Salonen	FIN Seppo Harjanne	JPN Team Datsun Europe	Datsun 160J	3:36.10
3	FIN Ari Vatanen	GBR David Richards	GBR Rothmans Rally Team	Ford Escort RS1800	3:41.50
9	66 stages
1078 km
Tarmac/Gravel	1	ITA Antonio 'Tony' Fassina	ITA Mauro Mannini	ITA Jolly Club	Lancia Stratos HF	12:37.17
2	FRG Walter Röhrl	FRG Christian Geistdörfer	ITA Alitalia Fiat	Fiat 131 Abarth	12:41.31
3	ITA Attilio Bettega	ITA Maurizio Perissinot		Fiat 131 Abarth	12:55.59
10	22 stages
1129 km
Tarmac	1	FRA Bernard Darniche	FRA Alain Mahé	FRA Team Chardonnet	Lancia Stratos HF	14:36.46
2	FRA Jean Ragnotti	FRA Jean-Marc Andrié		Renault 5 Alpine	15:12.52
3	FRA Pierre-Louis Moreau	FRA Patrice Baron		Porsche 911 SC	15:23.06
11	56 stages
687 km
Gravel/Tarmac	1	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz	USA Ford Motor Company	Ford Escort RS1800	8:03.38
2	GBR Russell Brookes	GBR Paul White	GBR Andrews Heat For Hire	Ford Escort RS1800	8:14.07
3	FIN Timo Salonen	ZAF Stuart Pegg	JPN Team Datsun Europe	Datsun 160J	8:16.22
12	50 controls
5668 km
Gravel	1	FIN Hannu Mikkola	SWE Arne Hertz		Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0	+3:23 pen
2	SWE Björn Waldegård	SWE Hans Thorszelius		Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0	+3:58 pen
3	GBR Andrew Cowan	FRG Klaus Kaiser		Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0	+4:10 pen

Championship for manufacturers

Rank	Manufacturer	Event	Total
points	MCO
MON	SWE
SWE	PRT
POR	KEN
KEN	GRC
GRC	NZL
NZL	FIN
FIN	CAN
CAN	ITA
ITA	FRA
FRA	GBR
GBR	Ivory Coast
CIV	1	122	2	108	3	92	4	65	5	58	6	49	7	41	8	35	9	32	10	31	11	22	12	18	13	13	14	12	15	11	16	10	17	7	18	6	6	20	4
GBR Ford	16	16	18	-	18	18	(16)	18	(12)	-	18	-
JPN Datsun	-	(8)	14	18	17	(6)	14	17	-	-	16	12
ITA Fiat	14	12	-	15	-	-	18	-	16	12	5	-
ITA Lancia	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	11	-
JPN Toyota	-	-	16	-	-	-	10	12	-	10	-	10
DEU Opel	-	13	9	-	-	-	-	-	14	13	-	-
FRA Renault	11	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
DEU Mercedes	-	-	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18
DEU Porsche	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	15	-	-
GBR Vauxhall	-	14	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	7	-
FRA Peugeot	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	6	-	8
SWE Saab	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JPN Mitsubishi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-
GBR Talbot	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-
DEU Audi	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JPN Mazda	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
GBR Triumph	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-
SWE Volvo	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CSK Škoda	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUN Lada	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Overall
finish	Group finish	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	18	-
2	17	16
3	16	15
4	15	14
5	14	13
6	13	12
7	12	11
8	11	10
9	10	9
10	9	8

Championship for drivers

Rank	Driver	Event	Total
points	MCO
MON	SWE
SWE	PRT
POR	KEN
KEN	GRC
GRC	NZL
NZL	FIN
FIN	CAN
CAN	ITA
ITA	FRA
FRA	GBR
GBR	Ivory Coast
CIV	1	112	2	111	3	68	4	50	50	6	40	7	25	8	22	9	21	10	20	20	20	13	20	14	20	15	16	16	15	15	18	14	19	12	12	21	12	22	10	10	10	10	10	10	28	10	8	8	8	8	8	34	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	44	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	54	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	64	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	73	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
SWE Björn Waldegård	15	15	15	(6)	20	-	12	20	-	-	(2)	15
FIN Hannu Mikkola	8	8	20	15	-	20	-	-	-	-	20	20
FIN Markku Alén	12	10	-	12	-	-	20	-	6	-	8	-
FIN Timo Salonen	-	-	-	-	15	-	8	15	-	-	12	-
FIN Ari Vatanen	1	-	-	-	-	12	15	12	-	-	10	-
FRA Bernard Darniche	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
FRA Jean Ragnotti	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	15	-	-
GBR Andrew Cowan	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
FRG Walter Röhrl	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	15	-	3	-
SWE Stig Blomqvist	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KEN Shekhar Mehta	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ITA Antonio 'Tony' Fassina	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	-
SWE Ove Andersson	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8
GBR Andy Dawson	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-
FIN Pentti Airikkala	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
NZL Blair Robson	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-
GBR Russell Brookes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-
SWE Harry Källström	-	-	-	2	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ITA Attilio Bettega	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-
FRA Pierre-Louis Moreau	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-
FRA Michèle Mouton	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
FRA Jean-Claude Andruet	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NZL Paul Adams	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
FIN Ulf Grönholm	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-
GBR Tony Pond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-
FRA Alain Coppier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-
KEN Vic Preston, Jr.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
PRT Carlos Torres	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FIN Rauno Aaltonen	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GRC Anastasios 'Iaveris' Markouizos	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NZL Shane Murland	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
CAN Taisto Heinonen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-
ITA Dario Cerrato	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-
FRA Jean-Pierre Nicolas	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SWE Björn Johansson	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FRG Harald Demuth	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GRC Iórgos Moschous	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NZL David Parkes	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
FIN Lasse Lampi	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-
USA Hendrik Blok	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
FRA Bernard Picone	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
GBR John Taylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-
FRA Alain Ambrosino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
SWE Ola Strömberg	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SWE Freddy Kottulinsky	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KEN Mike Kirkland	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GRC Evangelos Gallo	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NZL Brian Green	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
FIN Tapio Rainio	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
CAN Jack Swayze	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
ITA Angelo Presotto	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-
FRA Paul Rouby	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
FRA Michel Mitri	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
FRA Guy Fréquelin	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SWE Lars Carlsson	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PRT Joaquim Santos	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CZE Václav Blahna	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NZL Roger Goss	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
SWE Per Eklund	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
FRA Claude Laurent	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
ITA Antonio Tognana	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-
FRA Jean-Pierre Mari	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
FRA Jean-Pierre Paure	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
FRA Jacques Alméras	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NOR John Haugland	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PRT Jorge Ortigão	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUN Nikolay Elizarov	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NZL Malcolm Stewart	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
FIN Erkki Pitkänen	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
CAN Nicole Quimet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
ITA Domenico 'Nico' Grosoli	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-
FRA Jean Bondrille	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
SWE Sven-Inge Neby	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PRT Marques Baptista	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ITA Sandro Munari	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SUN Sergey Vukovich	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NZL Bob Robb	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
FIN Pekka Vilpponen	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
CAN Paul Bourgeois	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
ITA Paolo Pasutti	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
FRA Jean-Charles Martinetti	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
AUS Greg Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-

Points awarded by finish	1st		2nd		3rd		4th		5th		6th		7th		8th		9th		10th
20	15

Rank	Country	Top ranked driver	Event	Total
points	MCO
MON	SWE
SWE	PRT
POR	KEN
KEN	GRC
GRC	NZL
NZL	FIN
FIN	CAN
CAN	ITA
ITA	FRA
FRA	GBR
GBR	Ivory Coast
CIV	1	326	2	187	3	152	4	73	5	48	6	43	7	34	8	27	9	18	10	15	11	14	12	6	13	3	14	3	15	2	16	1
	Hannu Mikkola	21	30	20	35	15	32	66	27	6	-	54	20
	Björn Waldegård	15	49	31	2	32	-	12	23	-	-	-	23
	Bernard Darniche	45	-	-	-	10	-	-	3	-	81	-	13
	Andrew Cowan	-	-	10	10	-	-	-	10	10	-	21	12
	Tony	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	48	-	-	-
	Blair Robson	-	-	-	-	-	43	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Shekhar Mehta	-	-	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
	Walter Röhrl	-	-	6	3	-	-	-	-	15	-	3	-
	Iaveris	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Taisto Heinonen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-
	Carlos Torres	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Hendrik Blok	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-
	Václav Blahna	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Nikolay Elizarov	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	John Haugland	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Greg Carr	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-

Teams

Team	Drivers	Cars	Performance Results	Points	Entries	Finishes
GBR Ford Motor Company	SWE Björn Waldegård
FIN Hannu Mikkola	Ford Escort RS1800	11	11	86	147
ITA Alitalia Fiat	SWE FIN Markku Alén
DEU Walter Röhrl
ITA Sandro Munari	Fiat 131 Abarth	9	8	80	82
JPN Team Datsun Europe	FIN Timo Salonen
GBR Andy Dawson
SWE Harry Källström
NOR John Haugland
FIN Erkki Pitkänen	Datsun 160J	10	6	61	59
FRA Team Chardonnet	FRA Bernard Darniche	Lancia Stratos HF	4	2	36	40
GBR Rothmans Rally Team	SWE Björn Waldegård
FIN Ari Vatanen	Ford Escort RS1800
Ford Fiesta	9	5	34	66
DEU Toyota Team Europe	SWE Ove Andersson	Toyota Celica 2000GT	9	2	26	20
NZL Masport	FIN Hannu Mikkola
NZL Blair Robson	Ford Escort RS1800	3	2	18	35
KEN DT Dobie Team Datsun	KEN Shekhar Mehta
SWE Harry Källström
FIN Rauno Aaltonen
KEN Mike Kirkland	Datsun 160J	4	4	18	34
ITA Jolly Club	ITA Tony	Lancia Stratos HF	1	1	18	20
GRC N. I. Theocharakis	FIN Timo Salonen
SWE Harry Källström
GRC Iórgos Moschous
GRC Evangelos Gallo	Datsun 160J	4	4	17	37
KEN DT Dobie Daimler-Benz	FIN Hannu Mikkola
GBR Andrew Cowan
SWE Björn Waldegård	Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0
Mercedes 280 E	5	3	17	31
ITA Conrero	ITA Dario Cerrato	Opel Ascona B	1	1	14	8
FRA Renault Elf Calberson	FRA Jean Ragnotti	Renault 5 Alpine	1	1	13	10
FRA Fiat France	FRA Michèle Mouton
FRA Jean-Claude Andruet	Fiat 131 Abarth	2	2	12	14
DEU Audi Motorsport	DEU Harald Demuth
SWE Freddy Kottulinsky
AUT Franz Wittmann	Audi 80 GLE	10	7	11	10
GBR Lancia GB	FIN Markku Alén	Lancia Stratos HF	1	1	11	8
PRT Team Lopes Correia	PRT Joaquim Santos
PRT Joaquim Moutinho	Opel Kadett GT/E	2	1	9	3
GBR Dealer Team Vauxhall	FIN Pentti Airikkala	Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS	1	1	7	4
POL Biamar	CSK Václav Blahna	Škoda 130RS	2	1	6	3
SUN Autoexport Moskva	SUN Nikolay Elizarov
SUN Sergey Vukovich	Lada 21011	3	2	4	3
AUS Nylex	NZL Paul Adams	Ford Escort RS1800	2	1	-	10
AUS Ford Australia	AUS Greg Carr	Ford Escort RS1800	1	1	-	1
GBR British Leyland Cars	SWE Per Eklund
GBR Graham Elsmore
FIN Simo Lampinen	Triumph TR 7 V8	4	3	-	-
KEN Marshalls	FRA Jean-Claude Lefèbvre	Peugeot 504 V6 Coupé	4	1	-	-
POL FSO	POL Andrzej Jaroszewicz	FSO Polonez 2000	2	1	-	-
PRT Aleuropa	PRT Vítor Oliveira	Opel 1204 SL	1	1	-	-
KEN Fiat Kenya	KEN Robin Ulyate	Fiat 131 Abarth	1	1	-	-
GRC Kassidopoulos	GRC Manolis Halivelakis	Toyota Corolla	1	1	-	-
GBR Toyota Team Great Britain	FIN Tapio Rainio	Toyota Celica 2000GT	1	1	-	-
NLD Opel Dealer Team Holland	SWE Anders Kulläng	Opel Kadett GT/E	5	-	-	-
NZL GM Dealer Team New Zealand	FIN Pentti Airikkala	Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS	1	-	-	-
PRT GM Portugal	PRT Mêquêpê	Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS	1	-	-	-
FRA Opel France	FRA Jean-Louis Clarr	Opel Kadett GT/E	1	-	-	-
SWE Saab Scania	SWE Stig Blomqvist
SWE Ola Strömberg	Saab 99 Turbo	2	-	-	-
FRA Talbot France	FRA Jean-Pierre Nicolas	Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	1	-	-	-

References

"WRC 1979". [[eWRC-results.com]].
"1979 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive.

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