1979 Monaco Grand Prix
From WOI Encyclopedia Italia
The 1979 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 27 May 1979 at Monaco.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter
| Ferrari | 76 | 1:55:22.48 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni
| Williams-Ford | 76 | +0.44 secs | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
| Lotus-Ford | 76 | +8.57 secs | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 |  John Watson
| McLaren-Ford | 76 | +41.31 secs | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 |  Patrick Depailler
| Ligier-Ford | 75 | Engine | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 |  Jochen Mass
| Arrows-Ford | 69 | +7 Laps | 8 | 1 |
| Ret | 6 |  Nelson Piquet
| Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 68 | Transmission | 18 | |
| NC | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
| Renault | 68 | +8 Laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
| Ligier-Ford | 55 | Gearbox | 5 | |
| Ret | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve
| Ferrari | 54 | Transmission | 2 | |
| Ret | 27 |  Alan Jones
| Williams-Ford | 43 | Steering | 9 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
| Tyrrell-Ford | 34 | Suspension | 6 | |
| Ret | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck
| ATS-Ford | 30 | Wheel | 12 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Niki Lauda
| Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 21 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 3 | Didier Pironi
| Tyrrell-Ford | 21 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 1 |  Mario Andretti
| Lotus-Ford | 21 | Suspension | 13 | |
| Ret | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi
| Fittipaldi-Ford | 17 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux
| Renault | 8 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 20 | James Hunt
| Wolf-Ford | 4 | Transmission | 10 | |
| Ret | 29 |  Riccardo Patrese
| Arrows-Ford | 4 | Suspension | 15 | |
| DNQ | 18 | Elio de Angelis
| Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 8 | Patrick Tambay
| McLaren-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 17 |  Jan Lammers
| Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 22 |  Derek Daly
| Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 24 | Gianfrance Brancatelli
| Merzario-Ford |
Notes
- Pole position: Jody Scheckter - 1:26.45
- Fastest Lap: Patrick Depailler - 1:28.82
- Lap Leaders: Jody Scheckter 76 laps (1-76)
| Year of race | 1979 |
| Previous race in season | 1979 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Next race in season | 1979 French Grand Prix |
| Previous year's race | 1978 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Next year's race | 1980 Monaco Grand Prix |
