Italian Grand Prix
1979 · Round 13 · Monza, Italy · Sep 9, 1979Race summary
Scheckter won the race from 3rd on the grid, 0.460s ahead of Villeneuve. Fittipaldi was the standout mover, climbing from 20th to 8th. Jabouille lost the most ground, from 1st on the grid down to 14th (down 13 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 50 | 1:22:00.220 | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 50 | +0.460 | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 50 | +4.780 | 4 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 | 50 | +54.400 | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | 50 | +59.700 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | 50 | +1:01.550 | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 50 | +1:24.140 | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 12 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 15 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 17 | 47 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 23 | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 11 | 40 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | 33 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 28 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 19 | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 21 | 3 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 8 | 1 | Accident | 0 |