1979 Monaco Grand Prix
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Circuit | Monte Carlo, 76 laps |
Round | 7 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1979 Monaco Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 76 | 1hr 55m 22.480s | 9 | |
2 | +14 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 76 | +0.440s | 6 |
3 | +8 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 76 | +8.570s | 4 |
4 | +10 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 76 | +41.310s | 3 |
5 | -2 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 74 | DNF | 2 |
6 | +2 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +7 laps | 1 |
R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 68 | DNF | ||
NC | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 68 | +8 laps | ||
R | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 55 | DNF | ||
R | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 54 | DNF | ||
R | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 30 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 17 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 8 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) James Hunt | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF |
Notes
- Patrick Depailler ended lap 74 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:26.450
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
2 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
3 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
5 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
8 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (GBR) James Hunt | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
19 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault |
20 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 30 |
2 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 24 |
3 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 20 |
4 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 20 |
5 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 20 |
6 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 12 |
7 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 8 |
= | (GBR) John Watson | 8 |
9 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 7 |
10 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 6 |
11 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 4 |
12 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
13 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
= | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 1 |
= | (DEU) Jochen Mass | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Last start
- James Hunt
- Milestone race start
- 250th for Lotus (2nd constructor to start 250 races)
- Wins
- 9th for Jody Scheckter
- 77th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 31st for Jody Scheckter
- 29th for Carlos Reutemann (first podium since 1976; last for Lotus)
- 24th for Clay Regazzoni (first for Williams)
- 250th for Ferrari (1st constructor to score 250 podiums)
- 133rd for Lotus
- 4th for Williams
- Poles
- 3rd and last for Jody Scheckter (first since 1977; only pole for Ferrari)
- 89th for Ferrari
- 1-2 start
- 34th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 4th and last for Patrick Depailler (first since 1976; only fastest lap for Ligier)
- 5th for Ligier
- Front row starts
- 13th and last for Jody Scheckter
- 4th for Gilles Villeneuve
- Points finishes
- 36th and last for Patrick Depailler
- Pole & win
- 2nd and last for Jody Scheckter (first since 1976; first South African driver to win from pole since 1976; only win from pole for Ferrari)