1979 Monaco Grand Prix
- Round
- 7 of 1979
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco
- Location
- Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Jody Scheckter
- Constructor
- Ferrari
- Entrant
- Ferrari
- Pole position
- Jody Scheckter
- Fastest lap
- Patrick Depailler
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1 | 76 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 16 | 76 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 11 | 76 | 4 | — |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 76 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 3 | 74 | 2 | Engine · fastest lap |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 8 | 69 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 18 | 68 | — | Transmission |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 20 | 68 | — | — |
| DNQ | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | Ensign | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNPQ | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Merzario | — | — | — | DNPQ |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 54 | — | Transmission |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 21 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 5 | 55 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 6 | 34 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 7 | 21 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | 43 | — | Steering |
| DNF | James Hunt | Walter Wolf Racing | 10 | 4 | — | Transmission |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 12 | 30 | — | Wheel |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 13 | 21 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 15 | 4 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 17 | 17 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 19 | 8 | — | Accident |