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1979 Grand Prix of Monaco

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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

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jody Scheckter	1	76	76

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
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