Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1979 season calendar
| Rd | Date | Grand Prix | Track | Track length | Laps | Race distance | Winner |
| 1 | 21 Jan | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 5.968 | 53 | 316.304 | Jacques Laffite |
| 2 | 4 Feb | Brazil | Interlagos | 7.874 | 40 | 314.960 | Jacques Laffite |
| 3 | 3 Mar | South Africa | Kyalami | 4.104 | 78 | 320.112 | Gilles Villeneuve |
| 4 | 8 Apr | United States West | Long Beach | 3.251 | 80 | 261.705 | Gilles Villeneuve |
| 5 | 29 Apr | Spain | Jarama | 3.404 | 75 | 255.300 | Patrick Depailler |
| 6 | 13 May | Belgium | Zolder | 4.262 | 70 | 298.340 | Jody Scheckter |
| 7 | 27 May | Monaco | Monte-Carlo | 3.312 | 76 | 251.712 | Jody Scheckter |
| 8 | 1 Jul | France | Dijon | 3.800 | 80 | 304.000 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 9 | 14 Jul | Great Britain | Silverstone | 4.719 | 68 | 320.892 | Clay Regazzoni |
| 10 | 29 Jul | Germany | Hockenheim | 6.789 | 45 | 305.505 | Alan Jones |
| 11 | 12 Aug | Austria | Spielberg | 5.942 | 54 | 320.868 | Alan Jones |
| 12 | 26 Aug | Netherlands | Zandvoort | 4.226 | 75 | 316.950 | Alan Jones |
| 13 | 9 Sep | Italy | Monza | 5.800 | 50 | 290.000 | Jody Scheckter |
| 14 | 30 Sep | Canada | Montréal | 4.410 | 72 | 317.520 | Alan Jones |
| 15 | 7 Oct | United States | Watkins Glen | 5.435 | 59 | 320.665 | Gilles Villeneuve |