The 1979 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 May 1979 at Monaco. It was the 37th Monaco Grand Prix and the seventh round of the 1979 Formula One season.
The 76-lap race was won from pole position by Jody Scheckter, driving a Ferrari. Clay Regazzoni finished second in a Williams-Ford, with Carlos Reutemann third in a Lotus-Ford. Patrick Depailler set the fastest lap of the race in a Ligier-Ford.
In a race of attrition, John Watson was fourth in his McLaren-Ford, Depailler fifth despite an engine failure on the last lap, and Jochen Mass sixth in his Arrows A1. Mass had run as high as third in the race and seemed to be closing in on the leaders before brake issues dropped him down the field.
This was the final Formula One race for World Champion James Hunt. Hunt qualified tenth in his Wolf-Ford before retiring after four laps with a transmission problem.
Classification
Pre-qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time 1 9 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford 1:33.19 2 30 Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 1:34.30 24 Gianfranco Brancatelli Merzario-Ford 1:38.15
Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time 1 11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:26.45 2 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:26.52 3 25 Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford 1:27.11 4 5 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:27.21 5 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 1:27.26 6 4 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 1:27.42 7 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 1:27.42 8 30 Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 1:27.47 9 27 Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:27.67 10 20 James Hunt Wolf-Ford 1:27.96 11 2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford 1:27.99 12 9 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford 1:28.22 13 1 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:28.23 14 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:28.23 15 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:28.30 16 28 Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford 1:28.48 17 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 1:28.49 18 6 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:28.52 19 16 René Arnoux Renault 1:28.57 20 15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:28.68 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford 1:28.70 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 1:29.53 17 Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford 1:29.99 22 Derek Daly Ensign-Ford 1:30.18
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 76 1:55:22.48 1 9 2 28 Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford 76 + 0.44 16 6 3 2 Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford 76 + 8.57 11 4 4 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 76 + 41.31 14 3 5 25 Patrick Depailler Ligier-Ford 75 Engine 3 2 6 30 Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford 69 + 7 Laps 8 1 6 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 68 Transmission 18 15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 68 + 8 Laps 20 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford 55 Gearbox 5 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 54 Transmission 2 27 Alan Jones Williams-Ford 43 Steering 9 4 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell-Ford 34 Suspension 6 9 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford 30 Wheel 12 5 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 21 Collision 4 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford 21 Collision 7 1 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 21 Suspension 13 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford 17 Engine 17 16 René Arnoux Renault 8 Accident 19 20 James Hunt Wolf-Ford 4 Transmission 10 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 4 Suspension 15 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford 17 Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford 22 Derek Daly Ensign-Ford 24 Gianfranco Brancatelli Merzario-Ford
Notes
This was the 5th fastest lap set by a Ligier. This race marked the 250th podium finish for Ferrari and a Ferrari-powered car.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Jody Scheckter 30 (34) 1 2 Jacques Laffite 24 3 Gilles Villeneuve 20 4 Patrick Depailler 20 (22) 5 Carlos Reutemann 20 (25)Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 54 2 Ligier-Ford 46 3 Lotus-Ford 37 4 Tyrrell-Ford 15 1 5 Williams-Ford 10Source:
References
External links
Results at ESPN Race report at Grandprix.com