November 1, 1979

Kenny Acheson at the British Formula 3 championship

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October 7, 1979

Gilles Villeneuve vcelebrates his win on the podium with second placed team mate Jody Scheckter

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October 7, 1979

Gilles Villeneuve was a master in wet conditions

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September 30, 1979

Alan Jones passes local hero Gilles Villeneuve for the lead

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September 30, 1979

Alan Jones on his way to victory in Canada

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September 30, 1979

Gilles Villeneuve leads Alan Jones at the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix

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September 9, 1979

Jody Scheckter celebrates on the podium with second placed team-mate Gilles Villeneuve

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August 26, 1979

Alan Jones leads Gilles Villeneuve and the Renaults in to turn one as Carlos Reutemann loses a wheel

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August 26, 1979

Gilles Villeneuve returns to the pits on three tyres

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August 12, 1979

Alan Jones dives down the inside of Gilles Villeneuve to take the lead

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August 12, 1979

Frank Williams celebrates Alan Jones's second consecutive victory and the third in a row for his Williams team

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August 1, 1979

Gilles Villeneuve puts son Jacques at the controls of his Ferrari Formula One car

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July 29, 1979

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July 29, 1979

David Thieme (MON) Chief Executive Essex Petroleum and title sponsor of the Lotus Team. German Grand Prix, Rd 10, Hockenheim, Germany, 29 July 1979.

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July 25, 1979

Alan Jones leads at the start of the race

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July 14, 1979

Clay Regazzoni on his way to Williams' first grand prix victory

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July 14, 1979

Riccardo Patrese lifts an inside wheel in the Arrows A2

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July 14, 1979

Rene Arnoux, race winner Clay Regazzoni and Jean-Pierre Jarier

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July 1, 1979

Gilles Villeneuve leads Rene Arnoux at Dijon

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May 27, 1979

Jody Scheckter leads Gilles Villeneuve up the hill out of Ste Devote

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