1979 Grand Prix de Monaco
Monaco · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jody Scheckter | 1 | 20 | 0.440 | 76 | 251.7 | Patrick Depailler |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Ferrari | 76 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 16 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Ford | 76 | +0.440s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | Ford | 76 | +8.570s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 14 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 76 | +41.310s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | Ford | 74 | ★ | — | Engine | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Ford | 69 | +7 laps | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 68 | — | Transmission | ||
| 8 | 20 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 68 | +8 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Ford | 55 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 54 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 9 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 43 | — | Steering | ||
| — | 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Ford | 34 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 12 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 30 | — | Wheel | ||
| — | 4 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 21 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 21 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 13 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 21 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 17 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 17 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 19 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 8 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 10 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | Ford | 4 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 15 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 4 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | — | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 24 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Merzario | Ford | — | Not classified |