1979 Italian Grand Prix

1979 Italian Grand Prix
Race 13 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season

Race details
Date	9 September 1979
Official name	50 Gran Premio d’Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.800 km (3.60 mi)
Distance	50 laps, 290.000 km (180.20 mi)
Weather	Dry and sunny
Pole position
Driver	JeanPierre Jabouille	Renault
Time	1:34.580
Fastest lap
Driver	Clay Regazzoni	WilliamsFord
Time	1:35.60 on lap 46
Podium
First	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari
Second	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
Third	Clay Regazzoni	WilliamsFord
Lap leaders

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	No
1	JeanPierre Jabouille	Renault	1:34.580	1
2	René Arnoux	Renault	1:34.704	2
3	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:34.830	3
4	Alan Jones	WilliamsFord	1:34.914	4
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:34.989	5
6	Clay Regazzoni	WilliamsFord	1:35.333	6
7	Jacques Laffite	LigierFord	1:35.443	7
8	Nelson Piquet	BrabhamAlfa Romeo	1:35.587	8
9	Niki Lauda	BrabhamAlfa Romeo	1:36.219	9
10	Mario Andretti	LotusFord	1:36.655	10
11	Jacky Ickx	LigierFord	1:37.114	11
12	Didier Pironi	TyrrellFord	1:37.181	12
13	Carlos Reutemann	LotusFord	1:37.202	13
14	Patrick Tambay	McLarenFord	1:37.231	14
15	HansJoachim Stuck	ATSFord	1:37.297	15
16	JeanPierre Jarier	TyrrellFord	1:37.581	16
17	Riccardo Patrese	ArrowsFord	1:37.674	17
18	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:38.053	18
19	John Watson	McLarenFord	1:38.093	19
20	Emerson Fittipaldi	FittipaldiFord	1:38.136	20
21	Jochen Mass	ArrowsFord	1:38.163	21
22	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	1:38.601	22
23	Keke Rosberg	WolfFord	1:38.854	23
24	Elio de Angelis	ShadowFord	1:39.149	24
DNQ	Jan Lammers	ShadowFord	1:39.313	—
DNQ	Marc Surer	EnsignFord	1:40.821	—
DNQ	Arturo Merzario	MerzarioFord	1:42.002	—
DNQ	Héctor Rebaque	RebaqueFord	1:42.769	—

Race

Classification

← Previous race

Next race →

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	50	1:22:00.22	3	9
2	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	50	+ 0.46	5	6
3	28	Clay Regazzoni	WilliamsFord	50	+ 4.78	6	4
4	5	Niki Lauda	BrabhamAlfa Romeo	50	+ 54.40	9	3
5	1	Mario Andretti	LotusFord	50	+ 59.70	10	2
6	4	JeanPierre Jarier	TyrrellFord	50	+ 1:01.55	16	1
7	2	Carlos Reutemann	LotusFord	50	+ 1:24.14	13
8	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	FittipaldiFord	49	+ 1 Lap	20
9	27	Alan Jones	WilliamsFord	49	+ 1 Lap	4
10	3	Didier Pironi	TyrrellFord	49	+ 1 Lap	12
11	9	HansJoachim Stuck	ATSFord	49	+ 1 Lap	15
12	36	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	49	+ 1 Lap	22
13	29	Riccardo Patrese	ArrowsFord	47	+ 3 Laps	17
14	15	JeanPierre Jabouille	Renault	45	Engine	1
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	LigierFord	41	Engine	7
Ret	20	Keke Rosberg	WolfFord	41	Engine	23
Ret	25	Jacky Ickx	LigierFord	40	Engine	11
Ret	18	Elio de Angelis	ShadowFord	33	Clutch	24
Ret	35	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	28	Spun Off	18
Ret	16	René Arnoux	Renault	13	Engine	2
Ret	7	John Watson	McLarenFord	13	Accident	19
Ret	8	Patrick Tambay	McLarenFord	3	Engine	14
Ret	30	Jochen Mass	ArrowsFord	3	Suspension	21
Ret	6	Nelson Piquet	BrabhamAlfa Romeo	1	Accident	8
DNQ	17	Jan Lammers	ShadowFord
DNQ	22	Marc Surer	EnsignFord
DNQ	24	Arturo Merzario	MerzarioFord
DNQ	31	Héctor Rebaque	RebaqueFord
Source:

Drivers’ Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	51 (57)
2	Gilles Villeneuve	38
3	Jacques Laffite	36
4	Alan Jones	34
5	Clay Regazzoni	27 (28)
Source:

Constructors’ Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	95
2	WilliamsFord	62
3	LigierFord	61
4	LotusFord	39
5	TyrrellFord	22
Source:

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	51 (57)
2	Gilles Villeneuve	38
3	Jacques Laffite	36
4	Alan Jones	34
5	Clay Regazzoni	27 (28)
Source:

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	95
2	WilliamsFord	62
3	LigierFord	61
4	LotusFord	39
5	TyrrellFord	22
Source:

italian-grand-prix.com uses cookies to help us provide, protect & improve our services in accordance with our Privacy Policy, which includes details of how you can change your cookie settings