1979 World Sportscar Championship season

The 1979 World Sportscar Championship season was the 27th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1979 World Championship for Makes which was open to Group 1 and 2 Touring Cars, Group 3 and 4 Grand Touring cars, and Group 5 Special Production Cars. The championship ran from February 3, 1979 to September 16, 1979 and consisted of nine rounds. It was contested in two engine capacity divisions, Over 2 Litres and Under 2 Litres.

Manufacturers' championship
Points were awarded for placings gained by the top ten cars in each division at each round in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. However, points were only awarded for the highest placed car from each make in each division and any other cars from that make were merely skipped in the points allocation.

Only the best seven round results for each make in each division counted towards the championship with any other points earned not included in the final totals. Relinquished points are shown within brackets.

Some rounds were also open to cars from other categories (eg Group 6 "Two Seater Racing Cars") however these cars were not eligible to score points for their respective makes.

The Cars
The following models contributed to the nett points totals scored by their respective makes.

Division - Over 2 Litre

 * Porsche 935 & 911 Carrera RSR
 * Ferrari Daytona & 308GTB
 * de Tomaso Pantera
 * Triumph TR8
 * BMW 3.5 CSL

Division - Under 2 Litre

 * Lancia Beta Montecarlo
 * BMW 320i
 * Ford Escort
 * Porsche
 * Fiat X1/9
 * Volkswagen Golf GTi
 * Audi 80