it was driven to third in the opening race of the season, the 1979 Argentine Grand Prix, by Watson, who also took sixth in Belgium and fourth at Monaco. Its second driver was Patrick Tambay. In addition to the McLaren team's customary red and white Marlboro sponsorship livery, the M28 also raced in the colours of German beer company Löwenbräu at the 1979 United States Grand Prix West. Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (results in italics indicate fastest lap) * 7 points scored using the McLaren M29. References McLaren Formula One cars 1979 Formula One season cars