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Scheckter Secures Ferrari’s 1979 World Championship at Monza

9 September 1979 — Monza

Jody Scheckter won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on 9 September 1979, with Gilles Villeneuve second, to secure the Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship. Ferrari also won the 1979 Constructors’ Championship, while Villeneuve finished second in the drivers’ standings.

PH1 John Lucas, U.S. Navy — Wikimedia Commons — Public domain

South African winner of the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix, Jody Scheckter. · PH1 John Lucas, U.S. Navy — Wikimedia Commons — Public domain

Automotive significance

The 312 T4 was Ferrari’s response to the ground-effect era within the constraints of its wide flat-12 engine. Scheckter’s consistency and Villeneuve’s speed delivered a one-two in the final drivers’ standings and another constructors’ crown. The drivers’ title also became a historical marker: Ferrari would not win another Drivers’ Championship until Michael Schumacher in 2000.

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