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Monaco Grand Prix 1979

Round 7 of 15  · 27 May 1979  · Monaco  · 76 laps

Fastest Lap Patrick Depailler 1:28.820 (lap 69)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1 1:55:22.480 9
2 REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 16 +0.440 6
3 REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 11 +8.570 4
4 WAT John Watson McLaren 14 +41.310 3
5 DEP Patrick Depailler FL Ligier 3 Engine 2
6 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 8 +7 laps 1
7 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 18 Transmission
8 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 20 +8 laps
DNF LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 5 Gearbox
DNF VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 2 Transmission
DNF JON Alan Jones Williams 9 Steering
DNF JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 6 Suspension
DNF STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 12 Wheel
DNF LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 4 Accident
DNF PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 7 Accident
DNF AND Mario Andretti Lotus 13 Suspension
DNF FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 17 Engine
DNF ARN René Arnoux Renault 19 Accident
DNF HUN James Hunt Wolf 10 Transmission
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 15 Suspension
DNQ DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow
DNQ TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren
DNQ LAM Jan Lammers Shadow
DNQ DAL Derek Daly Ensign
DNPQ BRA Gianfranco Brancatelli Merzario

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:26.450
2 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:26.520
3 DEP Patrick Depailler Ligier 1:27.110
4 LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 1:27.210
5 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:27.260
6 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 1:27.420
7 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:27.420
8 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 1:27.470
9 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:27.670
10 HUN James Hunt Wolf 1:27.960
11 REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 1:27.990
12 STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 1:28.220
13 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 1:28.230
14 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:28.230
15 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:28.300
16 REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 1:28.480
17 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:28.490
18 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:28.520
19 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:28.570
20 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:28.680
21 DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 1:28.700
22 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:29.530
23 LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 1:29.990
24 DAL Derek Daly Ensign 1:30.180
25 BRA Gianfranco Brancatelli Merzario