The 1979 Monaco Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday, 27 May 1979. Jody Scheckter started on pole position for Ferrari and was the race winner.
1979 Monaco 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 | 76 | 1:55:22.480 | 1:55:22.480 | - | - | 1:29.860 | 54 | 130.900 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +0.440 | 1:55:22.920 | +0.440 | +0.440 | 1:29.480 | 73 | 130.890 | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +8.570 | 1:55:31.050 | +8.570 | +8.130 | 1:29.610 | 75 | 130.740 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 76 | +41.310 | 1:56:03.790 | +41.310 | +32.740 | 1:29.830 | 65 | 130.130 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 75 | Engine | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:28.820 | 69 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 69 | +7 laps | 7 laps | 6 laps | 1:30.040 | 26 | 8 | 1 | ||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 68 | Transmission | 1:29.660 | 65 | 18 | |||||
| NC | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 68 | +8 laps | 1:30.660 | 9 | 20 | |||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 55 | Gearbox | 1:29.470 | 49 | 5 | |||||
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 54 | Transmission | 1:29.860 | 35 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Steering | 1:29.600 | 30 | 9 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 34 | Suspension | 1:30.040 | 17 | 6 | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 30 | Wheel | 1:30.650 | 15 | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 21 | Accident | 1:30.260 | 13 | 4 | |||||
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Accident | 1:30.070 | 14 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Suspension | 1:30.850 | 18 | 13 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 17 | Engine | 1:30.520 | 14 | 17 | |||||
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 8 | Accident | 1:31.580 | 6 | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | James Hunt | Great Britain | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 4 | Transmission | 1:32.420 | 4 | 10 | |||||
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 4 | Suspension | 1:33.460 | 3 | 15 | |||||
| DNQ | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 22 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 24 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear |