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1979 Grand Prix of Italy Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 13 of 15 Sunday, September 9, 1979 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy 50 laps on a 5.800 kilometer road course (290.000 kilometers) Time of race: 1:22:00.22 Average speed: 212.194 kph Pole time: 94.58 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: .46 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1979 Formula One results   /   1979 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 3 11   Jody Scheckter Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015 50 1:22:00.22 39 9 2 5 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T4B / Ferrari 015 50 +0.46 0 6 3 6 28   Clay Regazzoni Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV 50 +4.78 0 4 4 9 5   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260 50 +54.40 0 3 5 10 1   Mario Andretti Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 50 +59.70 0 2 6 16 4   Jean-Pierre Jarier Candy Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV 50 +61.55 0 1 7 13 2   Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 50 +84.14 0 0 8 20 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F6A / Ford Cosworth DFV 49 +1 lap 0 0 9 4 27   Alan Jones Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV 49 +1 lap 0 0 10 12 3   Didier Pironi Candy Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV 49 +1 lap 0 0 11 15 9   Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS Wheels ATS D3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 49 +1 lap 0 0 12 22 36   Vittorio Brambilla Autodelta Alfa Romeo 177 / Alfa Romeo 1260 49 +1 lap 0 0 13 17 29   Riccardo Patrese Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A2 / Ford Cosworth DFV 47 +3 laps 0 0 14 1 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1 45 engine 0 0 ret 7 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV 41 engine 0 0 ret 23 20   Keke Rosberg Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Wolf WR7 / Ford Cosworth DFV 41 engine 0 0 ret 11 25   Jacky Ickx Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 engine 0 0 ret 24 18   Elio de Angelis Interscope Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV 33 clutch 0 0 ret 18 35   Bruno Giacomelli Autodelta Alfa Romeo 179 / Alfa Romeo 1260 28 spun off 0 0 ret 2 16   Rene Arnoux Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1 13 engine 11 0 ret 19 7   John Watson Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M29 / Ford Cosworth DFV 13 crash 0 0 ret 14 8   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M28 / Ford Cosworth DFV 3 engine 0 0 ret 21 30   Jochen Mass Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A2 / Ford Cosworth DFV 3 suspension 0 0 ret 8 6   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260 1 crash 0 0

Fastest Lap: 218.410 kph by Clay Regazzoni Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Jan Lammers 17 Samson Shadow Racing Team 26 Marc Surer 22 Team Ensign 27 Arturo Merzario 24 Team Merzario 28 Hector Rebaque 31 Team Rebaque Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jody Scheckter 1 1 1   Rene Arnoux 2 12 11   Jody Scheckter 13 50 38 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jody Scheckter 57     2   Gilles Villeneuve 38   -19   3   Jacques Laffite 36   -21   4   Alan Jones 34   -23   5   Clay Regazzoni 28   -29   6   Carlos Reutemann 25   -32   7   Patrick Depailler 22   -35   8   Mario Andretti 14   -43   8   Jean-Pierre Jarier 14   -43   10   John Watson 13   -44   11   Rene Arnoux 11   -46   12   Jean-Pierre Jabouille 9   -48   13   Didier Pironi 8   -49   14   Niki Lauda 4   -53   15   Jochen Mass 3   -54   15   Jacky Ickx 3   -54   15   Nelson Piquet 3   -54   18   Riccardo Patrese 2   -55   19   Emerson Fittipaldi 1   -56