Round 7 of 15 · Monte-Carlo · 27 May 1979, Sunday
Monaco Grand Prix
Key highlights
Scheckter
pole position
76
laps
6
finishers out of 20
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:55:22.48 | 9 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +0.44 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +8.57 | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | +41.31 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | Engine | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +7 Laps | 1 |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Transmission | |
| NC | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +8 Laps | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Transmission | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Steering | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Suspension | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Wheel | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Accident | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Accident | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Suspension | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Engine | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Accident | |
| DNF | James Hunt | Wolf | Transmission | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Suspension | |
| DNQ | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | Shadow | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | Ensign | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Merzario | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify