Monaco Grand Prix
1979 · Round 7 · Monte Carlo, Monaco · May 27, 1979Race summary
Victory went to Scheckter (from 1st on the grid), with a 0.440s margin. Regazzoni made the biggest gain, from 16th on the grid to 2nd (up 14 places). Depailler had a difficult race, dropping from 3rd to 5th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1 | 76 | 1:55:22.480 | 9 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 16 | 76 | +0.440 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 76 | +8.570 | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 76 | +41.310 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 3 | 75 | Engine | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 8 | 69 | +7 Laps | 1 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 18 | 68 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 20 | 68 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 55 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 54 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | 43 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 6 | 34 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | 30 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 21 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | 21 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 13 | 21 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 19 | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | 4 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 15 | 4 | Suspension | 0 |