Monte Carlo 1979 Formula One Race
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME | GRID | POI/RET | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:55:22.480 | 1 | 9.00 | |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | -00:00.440 | 16 | 6.00 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | -00:08.570 | 11 | 4.00 | |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | -00:41.310 | 14 | 3.00 | |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler |  |
Ligier | -1 lap | 3 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | -7 laps | 8 | 1.00 | |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | -8 laps | 18 | ----- | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | -8 laps | 20 | ----- | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 55 laps | 5 | Gearbox | |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 54 laps | 2 | Transmission | |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 43 laps | 9 | accident | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 34 laps | 6 | Suspension | |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 30 laps | 12 | Lost wheel | |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 21 laps | 4 | accident | |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 21 laps | 7 | accident | |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 21 laps | 13 | Suspension | |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 laps | 17 | engine | |
| 18 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 8 laps | 19 | accident | |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 laps | 15 | Suspension | |
| 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | 4 laps | 10 | CV Joint | |
| 21 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | DNQ | 0 | ----- | |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNQ | 0 | ----- | |
| 23 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | DNQ | 0 | ----- | |
| 24 | Derek Daly | Ensign | DNQ | 0 | ----- | |
| 25 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Merzario | DNQ | 0 | ----- | |
Fastest Lap
Patrick Depailler 1:28.820
Last pole for
Jody Scheckter - before he had 2
Last time in points for
Patrick Depailler - before he had 35
Last fastest lap for
Patrick Depailler - before he had 3
Last grand prix for
James Hunt - before he had 91 more
Gianfranco Brancatelli - before he had 2 more
Aniversary on this race:
This was the 30th race for Riccardo Patrese - will have 227 more
