The engine was a Ford Cosworth DFV, and the car was driven by Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi but achieved no points during the season.

The F6 made its debut at the 1979 South African Grand Prix with Brazilian driver and team co-owner Emerson Fittipaldi who finished 13th.

[4] The Austrian Grand Prix saw Fittipaldi retire with brake failure.

[8] The United States Grand Prix East saw Fittipaldi finish seventh and Ribeiro fail to qualify.

Fittipaldi finished the season in twelfth place in the Constructors' Championship with one point which had been scored by the F5A.