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1979 Monaco Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Monaco circuit. Full information

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1979 Monaco Grand Prix

1979 Monaco Grand Prix is 320th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Monaco circuit. Jody Scheckter won the pole position and this race. Clay Regazzoni and Carlos Reutemann also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 76 laps (252 km).

Previous race: 1979 Belgium Grand Prix
Next race: 1979 France Grand Prix
Race Start: 27th May 1979

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix

77th victory for the Ferrari team
9th victory for the Jody Scheckter
31st podium for the Jody Scheckter
24th podium for the Clay Regazzoni
29th podium for the Carlos Reutemann

Jody Scheckter - Winner of the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix

1979 Monaco Grand Prix

Ferrari 312T4 #11 - 1979 Monaco Grand Prix winner

1979 Monaco Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312T4, #11	9.00	1h 55m 22.48s ( 130.902 km/h )	76	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
2	Clay Regazzoni	Williams FW07, #28	6.00	1h 55m 22.92s ( +00.44s )	76	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
3	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79, #2	4.00	1h 55m 31.05s ( +08.57s )	76	Martini Racing Team Lotus
4	John Watson	McLaren M28, #7	3.00	1h 56m 03.79s ( +41.31s )	76	Marlboro Team McLaren
5	Patrick Depailler	Ligier JS11, #25	2.00	Engine	74	Ligier Gitanes
6	Jochen Mass	Arrows A1B, #30	1.00		69	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT48, #6	0	Transmission	68	Parmalat Racing Team
8	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS10, #15	0		68	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11, #26	0	Gearbox	55	Ligier Gitanes
ab	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312T4, #12	0	Differential	54	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Alan Jones	Williams FW07, #27	0	Accident	43	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
ab	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell 009, #4	0	Suspension	34	Candy Tyrrell Team
ab	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS D2, #9	0	Wheel lost	30	ATS Wheels
ab	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT48, #5	0	Collision	21	Parmalat Racing Team
ab	Mario Andretti	Lotus 80, #1	0	Suspension	21	Martini Racing Team Lotus
ab	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 009, #3	0	Collision	21	Candy Tyrrell Team
ab	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar F5A, #14	0	Valve	17	Fittipaldi Automotive
ab	René Arnoux	Renault RS10, #16	0	Steering	8	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	James Hunt	Wolf WR7, #20	0	Transmission	4	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
ab	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1B, #29	0	Suspension	4	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
nq	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M28, #8	0			Marlboro Team McLaren
nq	Jan Lammers	Shadow DN9, #17	0			Samson Shadow Racing Team
nq	Elio De Angelis	Shadow DN9, #18	0			Interscope Shadow Racing Team
nq	Derek Daly	Ensign N179, #22	0			Team Ensign
npq	Gianfranco Brancatelli, Hector Rebaque	Merzario A2, #24	0			Team Merzario

Qualifying Results for the 1979 Monaco Grand Prix on the Monaco circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312T4, #11	1'26''45	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312T4, #12	1'26''52	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
3	Patrick Depailler	Ligier JS11, #25	1'27''11	Ligier Gitanes
4	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT48, #5	1'27''21	Parmalat Racing Team
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11, #26	1'27''26	Ligier Gitanes
6	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell 009, #4	1'27''42	Candy Tyrrell Team
7	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 009, #3	1'27''42	Candy Tyrrell Team
8	Jochen Mass	Arrows A1B, #30	1'27''47	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
9	Alan Jones	Williams FW07, #27	1'27''67	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
10	James Hunt	Wolf WR7, #20	1'27''96	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
11	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79, #2	1'27''99	Martini Racing Team Lotus
12	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS D2, #9	1'28''22	ATS Wheels
13	Mario Andretti	Lotus 80, #1	1'28''23	Martini Racing Team Lotus
14	John Watson	McLaren M28, #7	1'28''23	Marlboro Team McLaren
15	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A1B, #29	1'28''30	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
16	Clay Regazzoni	Williams FW07, #28	1'28''48	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	Copersucar F5A, #14	1'28''49	Fittipaldi Automotive
18	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT48, #6	1'28''52	Parmalat Racing Team
19	René Arnoux	Renault RS10, #16	1'28''57	Equipe Renault Elf
20	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS10, #15	1'28''68	Equipe Renault Elf
21	Elio De Angelis	Shadow DN9, #18	1'28''70	Interscope Shadow Racing Team
22	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M28, #8	1'29''53	Marlboro Team McLaren
23	Jan Lammers	Shadow DN9, #17	1'29''99	Samson Shadow Racing Team
24	Derek Daly	Ensign N179, #22	1'30''18	Team Ensign
25	Gianfranco Brancatelli, Hector Rebaque	Merzario A2, #24	1'38''15	Team Merzario