Background
Entry List
The full entry list for the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview
Qualifying
Report
Qualifying Results
The full qualifying results for the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | |||||
| 1 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter
|
Ferrari | 1:27.35 | 1:26.45 | — |
| 2 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve
|
Ferrari | 1:26.91 | 1:26.52 | +0.07s |
| 3 | 25 |  Patrick Depailler
|
Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.69 | 1:27.11 | +0.66s |
| 4 | 5 |  Niki Lauda
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:28.32 | 1:27.21 | +0.76s |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.83 | 1:27.26 | +0.81s |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.62 | 1:27.42 | +0.97s |
| 3 | Didier Pironi
|
Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.99 | 1:27.42 | +0.97s | |
| 8 | 30 |  Jochen Mass
|
Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.41 | 1:27.47 | +1.02s |
| 9 | 27 |  Alan Jones
|
Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.68 | 1:27.67 | +1.22s |
| 10 | 20 |  James Hunt
|
Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.84 | 1:27.96 | +1.51s |
| 11 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.08 | 1:27.99 | +1.54s |
| 12 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck
|
ATS-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.89 | 1:28.22 | +1.77s |
| 13 | 1 |  Mario Andretti
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.23 | 1:28.23 | +1.78s |
| 14 | 7 | John Watson
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.89 | 1:28.23 | +1.78s |
| 15 | 29 |  Riccardo Patrese
|
Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.56 | 1:28.30 | +1.85s |
| 16 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.48 | 1:28.51 | +2.03s |
| 17 | 14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.49 | 1:28.97 | +2.04s |
| 18 | 6 | Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:29.53 | 1:28.52 | +2.07s |
| 19 | 16 | René Arnoux
|
Renault | 1:29.33 | 1:28.57 | +2.12s |
| 20 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
|
Renault | 1:29.87 | 1:28.68 | +2.23s |
| DNQ | 18 | Elio de Angelis
|
Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.83 | 1:28.70 | +2.25s |
| DNQ | 8 | Patrick Tambay
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.68 | 1:29.53 | +3.08s |
| DNQ | 17 |  Jan Lammers
|
Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.02 | 1:29.99 | +3.54s |
| DNQ | 22 |  Derek Daly
|
Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.89 | 1:30.18 | +3.73s |
| DNPQ | 24 | Gianfranco Brancatelli
|
Merzario-Ford Cosworth | |||
| WD | 31 |  Héctor Rebaque
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth | Withdrawn | ||
Grid
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter | |
| Gilles Villeneuve | ______________ | |
| Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | |
| Niki Lauda | ______________ | |
| Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | ______________ | |
| Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | |
| Jochen Mass | ______________ | |
| Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | |
| James Hunt | ______________ | |
| Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
| 12 | Carlos Reutemann | |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | ______________ | |
| Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
| 14 | Mario Andretti | |
| John Watson | ______________ | |
| Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | |
| Clay Regazzoni | ______________ | |
| Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| Nelson Piquet | ______________ | |
| Row 10 | ______________ | 19 |
| 20 | René Arnoux | |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | ______________ |
Race
Report
Results
The full results for the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Reason | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jody Scheckter
|
Ferrari | 76 | 1:55:22.48 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni
|
Williams-Ford | 76 | +0.44 | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann
|
Lotus-Ford | 76 | +8.57 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | John Watson
|
McLaren-Ford | 76 | +41.31 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | Patrick Depailler
|
Ligier-Ford | 75 | Engine | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass
|
Arrows-Ford | 69 | +7 Laps | 8 | 1 |
| Ret | 28 |  Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 68 | Transmission | 18 | |
| NC | 28 | 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 |
Milestones
Standings
Notes
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