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1979 Grand Prix of Monaco Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Tweet Formula One race number 7 of 15 Sunday, May 27, 1979 at Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 76 laps on a 3.312 kilometer street course (251.712 kilometers) Time of race: 1:55:22.48 Average speed: 130.91 kph Pole time: 86.45 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: .44 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1979 Formula One results   /   1979 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 11   Jody Scheckter Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015 76 1:55:22.48 76 9 2 16 28   Clay Regazzoni Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV 76 +0.44 0 6 3 11 2   Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 76 +8.57 0 4 4 14 7   John Watson Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M28C / Ford Cosworth DFV 76 +41.31 0 3 5 3 25   Patrick Depailler Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 engine 0 2 6 8 30   Jochen Mass Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1B / Ford Cosworth DFV 69 +7 laps 0 1 ret 18 6   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260 68 transmission 0 0 nc 20 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1 68 +8 laps 0 0 ret 5 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV 55 gearbox 0 0 ret 2 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015 54 transmission 0 0 ret 9 27   Alan Jones Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV 43 steering 0 0 ret 6 4   Jean-Pierre Jarier Candy Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV 34 suspension 0 0 ret 12 9   Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS Wheels ATS D2 / Ford Cosworth DFV 30 wheel 0 0 ret 4 5   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260 21 crash 0 0 ret 7 3   Didier Pironi Candy Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV 21 crash 0 0 ret 13 1   Mario Andretti Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 80 / Ford Cosworth DFV 21 suspension 0 0 ret 17 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV 17 engine 0 0 ret 19 16   Rene Arnoux Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1 8 crash 0 0 ret 10 20   James Hunt Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Wolf WR7 / Ford Cosworth DFV 4 transmission 0 0 ret 15 29   Riccardo Patrese Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1B / Ford Cosworth DFV 4 suspension 0 0

Fastest Lap: 134.240 kph by Patrick DePailler Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 21 Elio de Angelis 18 Interscope Shadow Racing Team 22 Patrick Tambay 8 Marlboro Team McLaren 23 Jan Lammers 17 Samson Shadow Racing Team 24 Derek Daly 22 Team Ensign 25 Gianfranco Brancatelli 24 Team Merzario Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jody Scheckter 1 76 76 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jody Scheckter 34     2   Carlos Reutemann 25   -9   3   Jacques Laffite 24   -10   4   Patrick Depailler 22   -12   5   Gilles Villeneuve 20   -14   6   Mario Andretti 12   -22   7   John Watson 8   -26   7   Didier Pironi 8   -26   9   Jean-Pierre Jarier 7   -27   10   Clay Regazzoni 6   -28   11   Alan Jones 4   -30   12   Riccardo Patrese 2   -32   13   Emerson Fittipaldi 1   -33   13   Niki Lauda 1   -33   13   Jochen Mass 1   -33