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1979 Monaco Grand Prix
1979 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 7 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season
Race details
Date	27 May 1979
Location	Circuit de Monaco
Course	Street circuit
Course length	3.312 km (2.057 miles)
Distance	76 laps, 251.712 km (156.406 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Jody Scheckter;
Time	1:26.45
Fastest lap
Driver	Patrick Depailler
Time	1:28.82 on lap 69
Podium
First	Jody Scheckter;
Second	Clay Regazzoni;
Third	Carlos Reutemann;
	Lap leaders ;

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

The 1979 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 May 1979 at Monaco. It was the 37th Monaco Grand Prix and the seventh round of the 1979 Formula One season.

The 76-lap race was won from pole position by Jody Scheckter, driving a Ferrari. Clay Regazzoni finished second in a Williams-Ford, with Carlos Reutemann third in a Lotus-Ford.^[1] Patrick Depailler set the fastest lap of the race in a Ligier-Ford.

In a race of attrition, John Watson was fourth in his McLaren-Ford, Depailler fifth despite an engine failure on the last lap, and Jochen Mass sixth in his Arrows A1. Mass had run as high as third in the race and seemed to be closing in on the leaders before brake issues dropped him down the field.

This was the final Formula One race for 1976 World Champion James Hunt.^[2] Hunt qualified tenth in his Wolf-Ford before retiring after four laps with a transmission problem.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:26.45
2	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:26.52
3	25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier-Ford	1:27.11
4	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:27.21
5	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	1:27.26
6	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford	1:27.42
7	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford	1:27.42
8	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	1:27.47
9	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	1:27.67
10	20	James Hunt	Wolf-Ford	1:27.96
11	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford	1:27.99
12	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford	1:28.22
13	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	1:28.23
14	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:28.23
15	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	1:28.30
16	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	1:28.48
17	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:28.49
18	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:28.52
19	16	René Arnoux	Renault	1:28.57
20	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:28.68
DNQ	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	1:28.70
DNQ	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford	1:29.53
DNQ	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford	1:29.99
DNQ	22	Derek Daly	Ensign-Ford	1:30.18
DNPQ	24	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Merzario-Ford	1:38.15

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	M	76	1:55:22.48	1	9
2	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	G	76	+ 0.44	16	6
3	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford	G	76	+ 8.57	11	4
4	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	G	76	+ 41.31	14	3
5	25	Patrick Depailler	Ligier-Ford	G	75	Engine	3	2
6	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	G	69	+ 7 Laps	8	1
Ret	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	G	68	Transmission	18
NC	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	M	68	+ 8 Laps	20
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	G	55	Gearbox	5
Ret	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	M	54	Transmission	2
Ret	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	G	43	Steering	9
Ret	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell-Ford	G	34	Suspension	6
Ret	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford	G	30	Wheel	12
Ret	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	G	21	Accident	4
Ret	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford	G	21	Accident	7
Ret	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	G	21	Suspension	13
Ret	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	G	17	Engine	17
Ret	16	René Arnoux	Renault	M	8	Accident	19
Ret	20	James Hunt	Wolf-Ford	G	4	Transmission	10
Ret	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	G	4	Suspension	15
DNQ	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	G
DNQ	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford	G
DNQ	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford	G
DNQ	22	Derek Daly	Ensign-Ford	G
DNPQ	24	Gianfranco Brancatelli	Merzario-Ford	G
Source:^[3]^[4]

Notes

This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Gianfranco Brancatelli.
This was the 5th fastest lap set by a Ligier.
This race marked the 250th podium finish for Ferrari and a Ferrari-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	30 (34)
2	Jacques Laffite	24
3	Gilles Villeneuve	20
4	Patrick Depailler	20 (22)
5	Carlos Reutemann	20 (25)
Source: ^[5]

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	54
2	Ligier-Ford	46
3	Lotus-Ford	37
4	Tyrrell-Ford	15
5	Williams-Ford	10
Source: ^[5]

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

^ "1979 Monaco Grand Prix". ESPN. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
^ "James Hunt - Obituary". Motor Sport. July 1993. p. 8.
^ "1979 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^ "1979 Monaco Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 27 May 1979. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Monaco 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

External links

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[1] "1979 Monaco Grand Prix". ESPN. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

[2] "James Hunt - Obituary". Motor Sport. July 1993. p. 8.

[3] "1979 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

[4] "1979 Monaco Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 27 May 1979. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

[Championship-5] "Monaco 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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