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