The 1979 Italian Grand Prix was Round 13 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Monza, Italy on Sunday, 9 September 1979. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started on pole position for Renault and Jody Scheckter was the race winner for Ferrari. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1979 Drivers’ Championship and Scheckter won the title.
1979 Italian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 50 | 1:22:00.220 | 1:22:00.220 | - | - | 1:37.200 | 34 | 212.190 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 50 | +0.460 | 1:22:00.680 | +0.460 | +0.460 | 1:37.030 | 42 | 212.170 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +4.780 | 1:22:05.000 | +4.780 | +4.320 | 1:35.600 | 46 | 211.980 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 50 | +54.400 | 1:22:54.620 | +54.400 | +49.620 | 1:37.140 | 48 | 209.870 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +59.700 | 1:22:59.920 | +59.700 | +5.300 | 1:37.150 | 47 | 209.640 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +1:01.550 | 1:23:01.770 | +1:01.550 | +1.850 | 1:37.430 | 45 | 209.560 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 50 | +1:24.140 | 1:23:24.360 | +1:24.140 | +22.590 | 1:37.770 | 40 | 208.620 | 13 | |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 49 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.580 | 46 | 20 | |||
| 9 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 49 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:36.210 | 30 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 49 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.520 | 48 | 12 | ||||
| 11 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 49 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:40.200 | 28 | 15 | ||||
| 12 | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 49 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:39.650 | 48 | 22 | ||||
| 13 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 47 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:38.690 | 45 | 17 | |||
| 14 | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 45 | Engine | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:36.990 | 32 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 41 | Engine | 1:37.560 | 32 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 41 | Engine | 1:40.860 | 34 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Engine | 1:38.200 | 34 | 11 | |||||
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 33 | Clutch | 1:39.650 | 31 | 24 | |||||
| DNF | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 28 | Spun Off | 1:38.090 | 28 | 18 | |||||
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 13 | Engine | 1:38.350 | 11 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 13 | Accident | 1:38.960 | 5 | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 3 | Engine | 1:41.230 | 3 | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 3 | Suspension | 1:48.270 | 2 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 1 | Accident | 1:50.160 | 1:50.160 | 1 | 189.540 | 8 | |||
| DNQ | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 22 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Rebaque Ford | Goodyear |