Champ Car Series 1979

De Champ Car Series 1979 was het eerste CART kampioenschap. Het werd gewonnen door Rick Mears. Hij won ook de race op het circuit van Indianapolis.

Races

	Datum	Circuit	Winnaar	Tweede	Derde	Pole position
1	11 maart	Phoenix International Raceway	Gordon Johncock	Rick Mears	Johnny Rutherford	Bobby Unser
2	22 april	Atlanta Motor Speedway (race 1)	Johnny Rutherford	Lee Kunzman	Tom Sneva	Johnny Rutherford
3	22 april	Atlanta Motor Speedway (race 2)	Johnny Rutherford	Rick Mears	Al Unser Sr.	Johnny Rutherford
4	27 mei	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Rick Mears	A.J. Foyt	Mike Mosley	Rick Mears
5	10 juni	Trenton Speedway (race 1)	Bobby Unser	Al Unser Sr.	Gordon Johncock	Gordon Johncock
6	10 juni	Trenton Speedway (race 2)	Bobby Unser	Wally Dallenbach	Johnny Rutherford	Bobby Unser
7	15 juli	Michigan International Speedway (race 1)	Gordon Johncock	Mike Mosley	Johnny Rutherford	Bobby Unser
8	15 juli	Michigan International Speedway (race 2)	Bobby Unser	Tom Sneva	Al Unser Sr.	Gordon Johncock
9	5 augustus	Watkins Glen	Bobby Unser	Rick Mears	Gordon Johncock	Al Unser Sr.
10	19 augustus	Trenton Speedway	Rick Mears	Bobby Unser	Tom Sneva	Bobby Unser
11	2 september	Ontario Motor Speedway	Bobby Unser	Rick Mears	Mario Andretti	Rick Mears
12	15 september	Michigan International Speedway	Bobby Unser	Tom Sneva	Rick Mears	Bobby Unser
13	30 september	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Rick Mears	Gordon Johncock	Bobby Unser	Bobby Unser
14	20 oktober	Phoenix International Raceway	Al Unser Sr.	Bobby Unser	Rick Mears	Bobby Unser

Eindrangschikking (Top 10)

Rank	Rijder	Ptn
1.	Rick Mears	4060
2.	Bobby Unser	3820
3.	Gordon Johncock	2211
4.	Johnny Rutherford	2163
5.	Al Unser Sr.	2085
6.	Danny Ongais	1473
7.	Tom Sneva	1360
8.	Tom Bagley	1208
9.	Wally Dallenbach	1149
10.	Mike Mosley	1126