Monaco Grand Prix
Round 7 · 27 May 1979 ·Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Regazzoni
Williams
2
Scheckter
Ferrari
1
Reutemann
Team Lotus
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter |  South African | Ferrari | 76 | 1:55:22.48 | 9 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Williams | 76 | +0.44 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Team Lotus | 76 | +8.57 | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson |  British | McLaren | 76 | +41.31 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler |  French | Ligier | 75 | Engine | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass |  German | Arrows | 69 | +7 Laps | 1 |
| R | Nelson Piquet |  Brazilian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 68 | Transmission | 0 |
| N | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | French | Renault | 68 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | French | Ligier | 55 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve |  Canadian | Ferrari | 54 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Alan Jones |  Australian | Williams | 43 | Steering | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | French | Tyrrell | 34 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | German | ATS | 30 | Wheel | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda |  Austrian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 21 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Didier Pironi | French | Tyrrell | 21 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti |  American | Team Lotus | 21 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| R | René Arnoux | French | Renault | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| R | James Hunt | British | Wolf | 4 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese |  Italian | Arrows | 4 | Suspension | 0 |
| F | Elio de Angelis | Italian | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Patrick Tambay | French | McLaren | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Jan Lammers |  Dutch | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Derek Daly |  Irish | Ensign | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Italian | Merzario | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- N
- Not classified