The Belgian Ferrari driver who was the champion of the 1979 Can-Am season, won more races in Formula than Le Mans 24 Hours.
 Pedro Rodrguez finished second for the BRM team and Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx came in third. 
Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx (] ) (born 1 January 1945, in Brussels) is a Belgian former racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, achieved eight wins and 25 podium finishes in Formula One, won the Can-Am Championship in 1979 and is a former winner of the Dakar Rally. 
 Formula One legend Jacky Ickx was declared champion, winning five of the ten rounds and finishing second at Road Atlanta. 
