Pit Lane F1
1979 Season - Round 7 - 1979-05-27
Jody Scheckter won the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix from pole position, leading Clay Regazzoni (Williams) and Carlos Reutemann (Team Lotus) home for Ferrari.
Clay Regazzoni (Williams) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P2 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix, completing round 7 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 16 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 3 | Engine | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 8 | +7 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 18 | Transmission | 0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 20 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | Transmission | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | Steering | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 6 | Suspension | 0 |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | Wheel | 0 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | Accident | 0 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 13 | Suspension | 0 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 19 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 15 | Suspension | 0 |
