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.
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 |