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Poles and Fastest Laps

1979

World Championship races

Race	Winner	Pole Position	Fastest Lap
Argentine GP	Jacques Laffite Ligier / Ford 1:36'03.21	Jacques Laffite Ligier / Ford 1'44.20	Jacques Laffite Ligier / Ford 1'46.91
Brazilian GP	Jacques Laffite Ligier / Ford 1:40'09.64	Jacques Laffite Ligier / Ford 2'23.07	Jacques Laffite Ligier / Ford 2'28.76
South African GP	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1:41'49.96	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault / Renault 1'11.80	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1'14.412
US West GP	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1:50'25.40	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1'18.825	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1'21.20
Spanish GP	Patrick Depailler Ligier / Ford 1:39'11.84	Jacques Laffite Ligier / Ford 1'14.50	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1'16.44
Belgian GP	Jody Scheckter Ferrari / Ferrari 1:39'59.53	Jacques Laffite Ligier / Ford 1'21.13	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1'23.09
Monaco GP	Jody Scheckter Ferrari / Ferrari 1:55'22.48	Jody Scheckter Ferrari / Ferrari 1'26.45	Patrick Depailler Ligier / Ford 1'28.82
French GP	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault / Renault 1:35'20.42	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault / Renault 1'07.19	René Arnoux Renault / Renault 1'09.16
British GP	Clay Regazzoni Williams / Ford 1:26'11.17	Alan Jones Williams / Ford 1'11.88	Clay Regazzoni Williams / Ford 1'14.40
German GP	Alan Jones Williams / Ford 1:24'48.83	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault / Renault 1'48.48	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1'51.89
Austrian GP	Alan Jones Williams / Ford 1:27'38.01	René Arnoux Renault / Renault 1'34.07	René Arnoux Renault / Renault 1'35.77
Dutch GP	Alan Jones Williams / Ford 1:41'19.775	René Arnoux Renault / Renault 1'15.461	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1'19.438
Italian GP	Jody Scheckter Ferrari / Ferrari 1:22'00.22	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault / Renault 1'34.580	Clay Regazzoni Williams / Ford 1'35.60
Canadian GP	Alan Jones Williams / Ford 1:52'06.892	Alan Jones Williams / Ford 1'29.892	Alan Jones Williams / Ford 1'31.272
United States GP	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1:52'17.734	Alan Jones Williams / Ford 1'35.615	Nélson Piquet Brabham / Ford 1'40.054

Aurora AFX British F1 Championship races

Race	Winner	Pole Position	Fastest Lap
Belgian Cup	Dave Kennedy Wolf / Ford -	Dave Kennedy Wolf / Ford 1'26.6	Desiré Wilson Tyrrell / Ford 1'30.1
International Gold Cup	Dave Kennedy Wolf / Ford -	Guy Edwards Fittipaldi / Ford 54.43	Dave Kennedy Wolf / Ford 53.71
Race of Champions	Guy Edwards Copersucar / Ford -	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford 1'20.65	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford 1'20.7
Sun Trophy	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford -	Bernard de Dryver Fittipaldi / Ford 39.84	Guy Edwards Fittipaldi / Ford 45.61
Anglia TV Trophy	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford -	Guy Edwards Fittipaldi / Ford 57.04	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford 58.18
Rivet Supply Trophy	Emilio de Villota Lotus / Ford -	Guy Edwards Fittipaldi / Ford 1'17.34	Dave Kennedy Wolf / Ford 1'17.76
International Whitsuntide Race	Emilio de Villota Lotus / Ford -	Guy Edwards Fittipaldi / Ford 1'20.56	Emilio de Villota Lotus / Ford 1'21.30
Donington Formula 1 Trophy	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford -	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford 1'02.99	Riccardo Zunino Arrows / Ford 1'14.24
Daily Express Formula 1 Trophy	Emilio de Villota Lotus / Ford -	Guy Edwards Fittipaldi / Ford 52.69	Emilio de Villota Lotus / Ford 53.62
Nogaro GP	Emilio de Villota Lotus / Ford -	Riccardo Zunino Arrows / Ford 1'10.03	Riccardo Zunino Arrows / Ford 1'11.86
ATV Trophy	Dave Kennedy Wolf / Ford -	Emilio de Villota Lotus / Ford 39.49	Riccardo Zunino Arrows / Ford 40.06
Fuji Tapes Trophy	Riccardo Zunino Arrows / Ford -	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford 1'19.53	Guy Edwards Fittipaldi / Ford 1'20.22
Radio Victory Trophy	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford -	Riccardo Zunino Arrows / Ford 1'07.14	Emilio de Villota Lotus / Ford 1'09.43
Budweiser Trophy	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford -	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford 56.28	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford 56.53
Bradford & Bingley Trophy	Gordon Smiley Surtees / Ford -	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford 1'17.07	Rupert Keegan Arrows / Ford 1'19.45

Non-championship races

Race	Winner	Pole Position	Fastest Lap
Race of Champions	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 53'17.12	Mario Andretti Lotus / Ford 1'17.52	Nélson Piquet Brabham / Alfa Romeo 1'17.46
Dino Ferrari GP	Niki Lauda Brabham / Alfa Romeo 1:03'55.89	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1'32.91	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari / Ferrari 1'33.61

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