| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | 21st Jan 1979 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Buenos Aires, Argentina | Jacques Laffite (Ligier) |
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 4th Feb 1979 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace
São Paulo, Brazil | Jacques Laffite (Ligier) |
| 3 | South African Grand Prix | 3rd Mar 1979 | Kyalami
Midrand, South Africa | Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) |
| 4 | United States Grand Prix West | 8th Apr 1979 | Long Beach
California, USA | Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) |
| 5 | Spanish Grand Prix | 29th Apr 1979 | Jarama
Madrid, Spain | Patrick Depailler (Ligier) |
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix | 13th May 1979 | Zolder
Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) |
| 7 | Monaco Grand Prix | 27th May 1979 | Circuit de Monaco
Monte-Carlo, Monaco | Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) |
| 8 | French Grand Prix | 1st Jul 1979 | Dijon-Prenois
Dijon, France | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) |
| 9 | British Grand Prix | 14th Jul 1979 | Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, UK | Clay Regazzoni (Williams) |
| 10 | German Grand Prix | 29th Jul 1979 | Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, Germany | Alan Jones (Williams) |
| 11 | Austrian Grand Prix | 12th Aug 1979 | Red Bull Ring
Spielberg, Austria | Alan Jones (Williams) |
| 12 | Dutch Grand Prix | 26th Aug 1979 | Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands | Alan Jones (Williams) |
| 13 | Italian Grand Prix | 9th Sep 1979 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy | Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) |
| 14 | Canadian Grand Prix | 30th Sep 1979 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Canada | Alan Jones (Williams) |
| 15 | United States Grand Prix | 7th Oct 1979 | Watkins Glen
New York State, USA | Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) |