The Belgian Ferrari driver who was the champion of the 1979 Can-Am season, won races in the category  which Williams FW31 motor racing car was designed and built for. This driver won less races in the 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. 
The Williams FW31 is a Formula One motor racing car, designed and built by WilliamsF1. 
