Round 7 · 27 May 1979
1979 Monaco Grand Prix: results
Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) won the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix, round 7 of the championship, held on 27 May 1979 at Circuit de Monaco (Monaco), starting from position 1. Clay Regazzoni (Williams) and Carlos Reutemann (Team Lotus) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1 | 1:55:22.480 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 16 | +0.440 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | +8.570 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | +41.310 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 3 | — | 2 | Engine |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 8 | +7 Laps | 1 | +7 Laps |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 18 | — | — | Transmission |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 20 | +8 Laps | — | +8 Laps |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Transmission |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | — | — | Steering |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 6 | — | — | Suspension |
| 13 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | — | — | Wheel |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | — | — | Accident |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 13 | — | — | Suspension |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 19 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | James Hunt | Wolf | 10 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 15 | — | — | Suspension |