Editing 1979 Monaco Grand Prix

{{Infobox Race
|flag = MON
|season = 1979
|race = 7
|racecode =
|image = Circuit de Monaco 1976.png
|imagesize = 280px
|caption =
|date = May 27{{!}}27 May
|officialname = [[Monaco Grand Prix|XXXVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco]]
|circuit = Circuit de Monaco
|location = Monte Carlo, Monaco
|circuittype = Temporary Street Circuit
|lapdistance = 3.312
|laps = 76
|distance = 251.712
|pole = Jody Scheckter
|polenation = RSA-1928
|poleteam = {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
|poletime = 1:26.45
|fastestlap = 1:28.82
|fastestlapdriver = Patrick Depailler
|fastestlapnation = FRA
|fastestlapteam = {{FRA}} {{Ligier-Ford Cosworth}}
|fastestlapnumber = 69
|winner = Jody Scheckter
|winnernation = RSA-1928
|winnerteam = {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
|second = Clay Regazzoni
|secondnation = SUI
|secondteam = {{GBR}} {{Williams-Ford Cosworth}}
|third = Carlos Reutemann
|thirdnation = ARG
|thirdteam = {{GBR}} {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}}
}}
The '''1979 Monaco Grand Prix''', otherwise known as the '''[[Monaco Grand Prix|XXXVI Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco]]''', was the seventh race of the {{F1|1979}} [[FIA]] [[Formula One|Formula One World Championship]], staged at the [[Circuit de Monaco]] on the [[May 27|27 May]] 1979.<ref name=GP>'Monaco GP, 1979', ''grandprix.com'', (Inside F1 Inc., 2015), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr320.html, (Accessed 22/11/2018)</ref> The race would see [[Jody Scheckter]] claim his second win in a row, although it was the heroics of [[Clay Regazzoni]] that ultimately stole the show.<ref name=GP></ref>

Scheckter would start the race in perfect form, defeating teammate [[Gilles Villeneuve]] in a duel for [[pole]] that saw the {{Ferrari-CON}}s lap two thirds of a second faster than anyone else.<ref name=GP></ref> [[Patrick Depailler]] proved to be their closest challenger in the {{Ligier-CON}}, while Regazzoni would start a lowly sixteenth for {{Williams-CON}}.<ref name=GP></ref>

The start also saw Scheckter assert his dominance, the South African managing to sprint clear as teammate Villeneuve squabbled, and lost out, to [[Niki Lauda]].<ref name=GP></ref> They were chased by Depailler into Sainte Devote and up the hill, with [[Jacques Laffite]] and [[Didier Pironi]] leading the charge from fifth and sixth.<ref name=GP></ref>

The opening laps proved to be rather tame, although Regazzoni would quietly go about picking off the slower cars ahead of him to climb into the top ten.<ref name=GP></ref> Out front, meanwhile, Scheckter was able to establish a small lead over teammate Villeneuve, whom squeezed ahead of Lauda on lap three before blasting clear of the Austrian.<ref name=GP></ref>

Pironi hence became the centre of attention, although only for his antics in removing the two Ligiers from contention with two clumsy lunges.<ref name=GP></ref> His first dive on lap sixteen force Laffite to head to the pits with damage, before he careened into the back of Depailler at Loews Hairpin and briefly flicked his compatriot onto two wheels.<ref name=GP></ref>

Indeed, it took a third collision to remove Pironi from the race completely, the Frenchman ultimately taking Lauda out with him as he tried a lunge on lap 22.<ref name=GP></ref> Those collisions hence put [[Alan Jones]] into third, with the Ferraris pacing themselves out front, while Regazzoni was promoted into the points.<ref name=GP></ref>

More retirements would work to Regazzoni's benefit, with Jones, [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] and [[Jochen Mass]] all hitting trouble to put the Swiss racer onto the podium.<ref name=GP></ref> A transmission failure for Villeneuve then left Scheckter on his own out front, with the Swiss racer taking an all or nothing approach to catch the lone Ferrari.<ref name=GP></ref>

The pair duly started the final lap nose-to-tail but, try as he might, Regazzoni could not squeeze his Williams ahead of the scarlet Ferrari before the chequered flag.<ref name=GP></ref> Scheckter therefore claimed a second victory of the season ahead of the ex-Ferrari racer, while [[Carlos Reutemann]] secured third after an engine failure removed a recovering Depailler from the race with two laps to go.<ref name=GP></ref> The Frenchman was subsequently classified in fifth behind [[John Watson]], while Mass survived a gearbox issue to limp home in sixth, albeit seven laps off the lead.<ref name=GP></ref>

==Background==
[[Formula One|Formula One's]] annual trip to [[Monaco|Monte Carlo]] and the [[Circuit de Monaco]] would be made in late May in {{F1|1979}}, with the [[Monaco Grand Prix]] celebrating an important anniversary.<ref name=MM>D.S.J., 'The Monaco Grand Prix: Some good fighting', ''motorsportmagazine.com'', (Motor Sport Magazine, 01/07/1979), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1979/63/monaco-grand-prix, (Accessed 23/12/2018)</ref> Indeed, 1979 marked the 50th anniversary of the first Monaco Grand Prix, although it was only the 39th time that the Grand Prix had physically been staged, a result of the second world war and other financial strife.<ref name=MM></ref> As such there was to be another strong entry list for the race, despite the fact that the organisers had limited the field to just 24 for practice, and 20 for the race.<ref name=MM></ref>

Indeed, the size of the entry list meant that a pre-qualifying session was scheduled to reduce the field, although a list of "guaranteed" entries meant that all bar two of the practice slots were pre-filled.<ref name=MM></ref> All twenty of the [[Formula One Constructors Association]] registered teams were among those on the guaranteed list, as were [[René Arnoux]] and [[Riccardo Patrese]] at the behest of the organisers.<ref name=MM></ref> That left six on the pre-qualifying list to fight for the two remaining places, although that number soon dwindled.<ref name=MM></ref>

First to go would be {{Alfa Romeo-CON}}, who decided that it was not worth risking their new car on the city streets, leaving [[Bruno Giacomelli]] without a drive.<ref name=MM></ref> Likewise, the {{Kauhsen-CON}} squad running [[Gianfranco Brancatelli]] opted against making the trip, although the Italian racer himself did, while a furious [[Héctor Rebaque]] withdrew shortly before the pre-qualifying session, having previously been told by [[Bernie Ecclestone]] that he would be guaranteed a spot in practice at the end of {{F1|1978}}.<ref name=MM></ref> That left [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]] in the {{ATS (Germany)-CON}}, [[Arturo Merzario]] in his self-built creation, and [[Jochen Mass]] in the second {{Arrows-CON}} left to fight for their place in the field.<ref name=MM></ref>

However, there would be some late drama ahead of the session after Rebaque withdrew, for Merzario managed to damage his hand while working on his car, leaving him unable to take part.<ref name=MM></ref> He duly enlisted Brancatelli to take over his car in pre-qualifying, despite the fact that the Italian youngster had never driven it before.<ref name=MM></ref> It therefore came as little surprise when Brancatelli failed to make the cut, meaning Stuck and Mass completed the 24 for practice.<ref name=MM></ref>

Into the "guaranteed" section of the entry and {{Ferrari-CON}} arrived with their rear wings mounted in front of the rear-wheels, as had been trialled in [[1979 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]].<ref name=MM></ref> The logic behind the move appeared to be to increase the amount of downforce acting around the rear wheels, as well a clean up the airflow over the back of the car.<ref name=MM></ref> Otherwise the two cars of [[Jody Scheckter]] and [[Gilles Villeneuve]] remained unchanged from their battles in Belgium, while the spare [[Ferrari 312T4|312T4]] arrived in an even more conventional form.<ref name=MM></ref>

The other big change in the field was to be found in the {{Renault-CON}} garage, with Arnoux having been given parity with lead driver [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]].<ref name=MM></ref> Indeed, the ex-[[European Formula Two Champion]] had his own [[Renault RS10|RS10]] chassis to use in Monte Carlo, with both cars equipped with the French manufacturer's new twin-turbo charged [[V6]] engine.<ref name=Notes>D.S.J., 'Notes on the cars at Monaco', ''motorsportmagazine.com'', (Motor Sport Magazine, 01/07/1979), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1979/88/notes-cars-monaco , (Accessed 23/12/2018)</ref> The turbos were mounted on either side of the V6 unit, boosting three cylinders apiece, with the exhaust system then moulding into a single megaphone style exhaust after each bank fed through its turbo.<ref name=Notes></ref>

Elsewhere, {{Ligier-CON}} arrived with a new [[Ligier JS11|JS11]] for [[Patrick Depailler]], required after the Frenchman damaged his newest car, and the original, at [[Circuit Zolder|Zolder]], while [[Jacques Laffite]] carried on with his race winning car.<ref name=Notes></ref> Similarly, {{Williams-CON}} had completed a new [[Williams FW07|FW07]] for [[Alan Jones]] to use, replacing the car he had damaged in Belgium, while [[Clay Regazzoni]] had his usual charger.<ref name=Notes></ref> Elsewhere, {{Team Lotus-CON}} had mounted some new air scoops to [[Mario Andretti|Mario Andretti's]] [[Lotus 80|Type 80s]], while [[Carlos Reutemann]] had the choice of three [[Lotus 79|Type 79s]].<ref name=Notes></ref>

{{Brabham-CON}} arrived with three complete cars for [[Niki Lauda]] and [[Nelson Piquet]] to use, while the original [[Brabham BT48|BT48]] was shipped as a large box of spares.<ref name=Notes></ref> {{McLaren-CON}}, meanwhile, had produced "C-spec" [[McLaren M28|M28]] for [[John Watson]], featuring a myriad of minor tweaks and changes, while [[Patrick Tambay]] inherited the "B-spec" car from Zolder.<ref name=MM></ref> {{Wolf-CON}}, meanwhile, had gone the other way, reverting to the older [[Wolf WR7|WR7]] for [[James Hunt]], while {{Shadow-CON}} had been busy rebuilding both [[Jan Lammers]] and [[Elio de Angelis|Elio de Angelis']] cars, preventing them from developing anything new.<ref name=Notes></ref>

Over at {{Tyrrell-CON}} it had been a quiet fortnight since the Belgian Grand Prix, with [[Didier Pironi]] and [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] using their usual charges.<ref name=MM></ref> {{Ensign-CON}}, meanwhile, had opted to run their new car again for [[Derek Daly]], although the older [[Ensign MN08|MN08]] was in the paddock as a spare.<ref name=MM></ref> Completing the field would therefore be the {{Fittipaldi-CON}} of [[Emerson Fittipaldi]], with the Brazilian again using his [[Fittipaldi F5|F5A]] instead of their new car.<ref name=MM></ref>

With six races down and nine to go it was Laffite who led the Championship hunt, level on points with Belgian GP winner Scheckter, but ahead by virtue of having two wins to the South African's one. Villeneuve completed the top three arriving in Mote Carlo, level with Depailler but ahead on count-back, while Reutemann rounding out the lead quintet. Indeed, just five points separated the top five after the opening six rounds, with defending Champion Andretti next up but twelve points off the pace.

In the International Cup for Constructors it was Ferrari who led the charge at the end of the Zolder weekend, having sneaked back ahead of Ligier-Ford Cosworth by a single point. Indeed, with almost two thirds of the season still to go it seemed as if those two would be in a private duel for the crown, although Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth were still in contention in third. Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth were next, with less than half the number of points than Lotus, while McLaren-Ford Cosworth were even further off the pace in fifth.

===Entry List===
The full entry list for the {{PAGENAME}} is outlined below:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! No.
! Driver
! Entreat
! Constructor
! Chassis
! Engine
! Model
! Tyre
|-
! 1
| {{USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| {{GBR}} [[Team Lotus|Martini Racing Team Lotus]]
| {{Team Lotus-CON}}
| [[Lotus 80|80]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 2
| {{ARG}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| {{GBR}} [[Team Lotus|Martini Racing Team Lotus]]
| {{Team Lotus-CON}}
| [[Lotus 79|79]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 3
| {{FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| {{GBR}} [[Tyrrell Racing Organisation|Candy Tyrrell Team]]
| {{Tyrrell-CON}}
| [[Tyrrell 009|009]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 4
| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
| {{GBR}} [[Tyrrell Racing Organisation|Candy Tyrrell Team]]
| {{Tyrrell-CON}}
| [[Tyrrell 009|009]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 5
| {{AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| {{GBR}} [[Brabham|Parmalat Racing Team]]
| {{Brabham-CON}}
| [[Brabham BT48|BT48]]
| {{Alfa Romeo-ENG}}
| [[Alfa Romeo 1260|1260]] [[V12]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 6
| {{BRA-1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]]
| {{GBR}} [[Brabham|Parmalat Racing Team]]
| {{Brabham-CON}}
| [[Brabham BT48|BT48]]
| {{Alfa Romeo-ENG}}
| [[Alfa Romeo 1260|1260]] [[V12]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 7
| {{GBR}} [[John Watson]]
| {{GBR}} [[McLaren Racing|Marlboro Team McLaren]]
| {{McLaren-CON}}
| [[McLaren M28|M28C]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 8
| {{FRA}} [[Patrick Tambay]]
| {{GBR}} [[McLaren Racing|Marlboro Team McLaren]]
| {{McLaren-CON}}
| [[McLaren M28|M28B]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 9
| {{FRG}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| {{FRG}} [[Auto Technisches Spezialzubehör|ATS Wheels]]
| {{ATS (Germany)-CON}}
| [[ATS D2|D2]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 11
| {{RSA-1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| {{ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC]]
| {{Ferrari-CON}}
| [[Ferrari 312T4|312T4]]
| {{Ferrari-ENG}}
| [[Ferrari 015|015]] [[F12]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 12
| {{CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| {{ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC]]
| {{Ferrari-CON}}
| [[Ferrari 312T4|312T4]]
| {{Ferrari-ENG}}
| [[Ferrari 015|015]] [[F12]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 14
| {{BRA-1968}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| {{BRA-1968}} [[Fittipaldi Automotive]]
| {{Fittipaldi-CON}}
| [[Fittipaldi F5|F5A]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 15
| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| {{FRA}} [[Renault F1|Equipe Renault Elf]]
| {{Renault-CON}}
| [[Renault RS10|RS10]]
| {{Renault-ENG}}
| [[Renault EF1|EF1]] [[V6]][[turbocharger|t]] 1.5
| style="text-align:center"| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 16
| {{FRA}} [[René Arnoux]]
| {{FRA}} [[Renault F1|Equipe Renault Elf]]
| {{Renault-CON}}
| [[Renault RS10|RS10]]
| {{Renault-ENG}}
| [[Renault EF1|EF1]] [[V6]][[turbocharger|t]] 1.5
| style="text-align:center"| {{Michelin}}
|-
! 17
| {{NED}} [[Jan Lammers]]
| {{GBR}} [[Shadow Racing Cars|Samson Shadow Racing Team]]
| {{Shadow-CON}}
| [[Shadow DN9|DN9]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 18
| {{ITA}} [[Elio de Angelis]]
| {{GBR}} [[Shadow Racing Cars|Samson Shadow Racing Team]]
| {{Shadow-CON}}
| [[Shadow DN9|DN9]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 20
| {{GBR}} [[James Hunt]]
| {{CAN}} [[Walter Wolf Racing|Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing]]
| {{Wolf-CON}}
| [[Wolf WR7|WR7]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 22
| {{IRE}} [[Derek Daly]]
| {{GBR}} [[Ensign Racing|Team Ensign]]
| {{Ensign-CON}}
| [[Ensign N179|N179]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 24
| {{ITA}} [[Gianfranco Brancatelli]]
| {{ITA}} [[Merzario|Team Merzario]]
| {{Merzario-CON}}
| [[Merzario A2|A2]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 25
| {{FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
| {{FRA}} [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier Gitanes]]
| {{Ligier-CON}}
| [[Ligier JS11|JS11]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 26
| {{FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| {{FRA}} [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier Gitanes]]
| {{Ligier-CON}}
| [[Ligier JS11|JS11]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 27
| {{AUS}} [[Alan Jones]]
| {{GBR}} [[Williams F1|Albilad-Saudia Racing Team]]
| {{Williams-CON}}
| [[Williams FW07|FW07]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 28
| {{SUI}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| {{GBR}} [[Williams F1|Albilad-Saudia Racing Team]]
| {{Williams-CON}}
| [[Williams FW07|FW07]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 29
| {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| {{GBR}} [[Arrows|Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team]]
| {{Arrows-CON}}
| [[Arrows A1|A1B]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 30
| {{FRG}} [[Jochen Mass]]
| {{GBR}} [[Arrows|Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team]]
| {{Arrows-CON}}
| [[Arrows A1|A1B]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! 31
| {{MEX}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
| {{MEX}} [[Team Rebaque]]
| {{Team Lotus-CON}}
| [[Lotus 79|79]]
| {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}}
| [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0
| style="text-align:center"| {{Goodyear}}
|-
! colspan="8"|Source:<ref name=EL>'Monaco 1979: Entrants', ''statsf1.com'', (Stats F1, 2016), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1979/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 22/11/2018)</ref>
|}

==Practice Overview==

==Qualifying==
[[Qualifying]] for the [[Monaco Grand Prix]] was to be staged on Thursday and Saturday ahead of the race, a change in schedule born of necessity rather than tradition.<ref name=MM></ref> Indeed, the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix had generated a large support schedule, including Renault 5s and Formula Three, which required the whole of Friday to sort out.<ref name=MM></ref> That left Thursday and Saturday afternoons to sort the Grand Prix grid, while Thursday and Saturday morning were reserved for F1 practice.<ref name=MM></ref>

===Pre-Qualifying===

====Pre-Qualifying Results====
The full pre-qualifying results for the {{PAGENAME}} are outlined below:
{| class=wikitable
! <span style="cursor:help;" title="Position">Pos.</span>
! <span style="cursor:help;" title="Number">No.</span>
! Driver
! Constructor
! Time
! Gap
|-
! 1
| align=center|9
| {{FRG}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| {{FRG}} {{ATS (Germany)-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:33.19
| style="text-align:center"| —
|-
! 2
| align=center|30
| {{FRG}} [[Jochen Mass]]
| {{GBR}} {{Arrows-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:34.30
| style="text-align:right"| +1.11s
|-
! DNPQ
| align=center|24
| {{ITA}} [[Gianfranco Brancatelli]]
| {{ITA}} {{Merzario-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:38.15
| style="text-align:right"| +4.96s
|}

===Thursday Qualifying===
A quiet Thursday morning practice session would pass without issue, although both {{Ligier-CON}}s appeared to be off the pace, with both [[Jacques Laffite]] and [[Patrick Depailler]] claimed that they had wrist injuries.<ref name=MM></ref> [[Nelson Piquet]], meanwhile, would quickly complain that his {{Brabham-Alfa Romeo}} was making him feel sick, with the Brazilian ultimately stopping early on with oil pouring from the underside of his engine.<ref name=MM></ref> Otherwise, there were no major issues, with no trips to the barriers for any of the 24 drivers.<ref name=MM></ref>

Into the first qualifying session of the day and it instantly became clear that there would be two different driving styles on display in Monte Carlo.<ref name=MM></ref> Most would adopt the more aggressive technique, bouncing from kerb to kerb on opposite lock, although the wiser heads in the field opted for a smoother approach knowing that there was plenty of time in both qualifying and the race.<ref name=MM></ref> The result would be fairly equal times between the two mindsets in the field, although the former group would suffer a greater number of issues.<ref name=MM></ref>

Indeed, the first driver to hit trouble would be [[Patrick Tambay]], whose exuberance on the throttle ultimately left him out of fuel at the swimming pool.<ref name=MM></ref> [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]], meanwhile, would hit one kerb too many and break a driveshaft, with a similar fate befalling the sister car of [[René Arnoux]].<ref name=MM></ref> Piquet was also struggling with his Alfa Romeo engine still bleeding oil from its casing, while [[Niki Lauda]] seemed to be obsessed with spring changes rather than getting out on track.<ref name=MM></ref>

Elsewhere, {{Team Lotus-CON}} suffered some major headaches, beginning with [[Carlos Reutemann]] smacking into the barriers in his [[Lotus 79]], moments before teammate [[Mario Andretti]] ground to a halt having run out of fuel.<ref name=MM></ref> [[Alan Jones]], meanwhile, would write off his {{Williams-CON}} early on with a visit to the barriers before the tunnel, while [[Didier Pironi]] had a less costly accident in the #3 {{Tyrrell-CON}}.<ref name=MM></ref> Later on Piquet's day would come to a smoke end when his engine let go, while [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]] simply abandoned his {{ATS (Germany)-CON}} out on track with an suspected engine issue.<ref name=MM></ref>

A mid-session lull in mechanical strife would ultimately see the fastest times of the session recorded, with the final result making for some worrisome reading for the majority of the field.<ref name=MM></ref> Indeed, the two {{Ferrari-CON}}s were well ahead of the field, [[Gilles Villeneuve]] edging out teammate [[Jody Scheckter]] with a 1:26.91 to the South African's 1:27.35, before a full second gap back to third placed Lauda.<ref name=MM></ref> Most concluded that the source of this time gap was the work of Ferrari's [[Michelin]] tyres rather than the Scuderia themselves, with rivals [[Goodyear]] still waiting for their soft tyres to arrive at the circuit.<ref name=MM></ref> Fortunately for their large, and very vocal, customers, those tyres would arrive in time for Saturday's session.<ref name=MM></ref>

===Saturday Qualifying===
Saturday's running would start earlier than expected, largely due to another full day of support races for the Renault 5s and small capacity [[BMW]]s.<ref name=MM></ref> Regardless, the hour long practice session allowed teams to bed in new engines, gearboxes and/or new cars after the troubles on Thursday, with most solving their issues after having Friday to think about solutions.<ref name=MM></ref> Furthermore, Goodyear's soft tyres had arrived overnight, and were being liberally distributed across the field in a bid to upset the Michelin shod Ferraris.<ref name=MM></ref>

Their cause was to be aided by the fact that Villeneuve would miss the start of the second and final qualifying session, for the Canadian's Ferrari was scattered in a hundred pieces across the Scuderia's garage.<ref name=MM></ref> An issue in the fuel system was the official cause of the mechanics' woes, with Villeneuve sat at the back of the garage, waiting for his car to be repaired rather than take the spare for a spin.<ref name=MM></ref> That allowed teammate Scheckter to set about besting his time from Thursday, with the South African ace duly doing so midway through the session, claiming a 1:26.45, having literally thrown the #11 car around the circuit.<ref name=MM></ref>

Indeed, it was only when the "injured" Depailler recorded a 1:27.11 that Villeneuve finally leapt into action, duly jumping into the spare Ferrari as his mechanics rushed about getting his proper car back together.<ref name=MM></ref> Fortunately for the Canadian racer his mechanics were swift and hence got him into his race car with half an hour still to run, allowing Villeneuve to record a series of quick laps.<ref name=MM></ref> Ultimately, however, Villeneuve would fall short of teammate Scheckter's new mark, settling for second with a 1:26.52.<ref name=MM></ref>

In truth there would be no need for Ferrari to rush things, for Depailler's 1:27.11 would be as good as it got for any of the Goodyear shod teams.<ref name=MM></ref> Over at {{Renault-CON}}, meanwhile, [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]] would cause havoc throughout the session, first breaking his transmission and abandoning his car halfway around the [[Circuit de Monaco]], before walking back and squeezing himself into teammate Arnoux's car.<ref name=MM></ref> Arnoux was duly set to head back out in the old [[Renault RS01|RS01]], only for Jabouille to come charging back in claiming he simply could not drive a car setup for his diminutive compatriot.<ref name=MM></ref> Arnoux hence re-mounted his RS10 and went back out, while Jabouille was left to wander back to his hotel knowing there was little point in taking the old car out.<ref name=MM></ref>

Arounx's session ultimately came to an end a short while later, a split exhaust meaning he lost took much power to set a competitive time.<ref name=MM></ref> That left the two yellow-black Renaults perilously close to missing out on a spot on the grid come the end of the session, lying in nineteenth and twentieth, while [[Elio de Angelis]], [[Jan Lammers]] and [[Derek Daly]] all inched closer to their marks.<ref name=MM></ref> Ultimately, however, all three would miss out on a spot on the grid, Daly throwing away his last-gasp effort by slamming into the barriers, meaning the two Renaults would get to start in spite of their troubles.<ref name=MM></ref>

The fourth and final non-qualifier would be [[Patrick Tambay]], whose session had come to an effective end early on when his {{McLaren-CON}} stalled, costing him a lot of track time.<ref name=MM></ref> Elsewhere, an unusually flustered Lauda arrived at the pits towards the end of the session with an embarrassed look on his face, the Austrian having clipped the barriers on his best lap and broken the rear suspension.<ref name=MM></ref> Teammate Piquet, meanwhile, had only got in a handful of laps before his fresh Alfa engine expired, while [[Emerson Fittipaldi]] fell from fifth on Thursday to seventeenth on Saturday as he suffered drive-shaft issues.<ref name=MM></ref>

===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the {{PAGENAME}} are outlined below:
{| class=wikitable
! rowspan=2| <span style="cursor:help;" title="Position">Pos.</span>
! rowspan=2| <span style="cursor:help;" title="Number">No.</span>
!rowspan=2| Driver
!rowspan=2| Constructor
!colspan=2| Time
!rowspan=2| Gap
|-
! <span style="cursor:help;" title="Thursday Afternoon">Q1</span>
! <span style="cursor:help;" title="Saturday Afternoon">Q2</span>
|-
! 1
| align=center|11
| {{RSA-1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
| 1:27.35
| '''1:26.45'''
| style="text-align:center"| —
|-
! 2
| align=center|12
| {{CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
| 1:26.91
| '''1:26.52'''
| style="text-align:right"| +0.07s
|-
! 3
| align=center|25
| {{FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
| {{FRA}} {{Ligier-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:28.69
| '''1:27.11'''
| style="text-align:right"| +0.66s
|-
! 4
| align=center|5
| {{AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| {{GBR}} {{Brabham-Alfa Romeo}}
| 1:28.32
| '''1:27.21'''
| style="text-align:right"| +0.76s
|-
! 5
| align=center|26
| {{FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| {{FRA}} {{Ligier-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:29.83
| '''1:27.26'''
| style="text-align:right"| +0.81s
|-
! 6
| align=center|4
| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
| {{GBR}} {{Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:28.62
| '''1:27.42'''
| style="text-align:right"| +0.97s
|-
! 7
| align=center|3
| {{FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| {{GBR}} {{Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:28.99
| '''1:27.42'''
| style="text-align:right"| +0.97s
|-
! 8
| align=center|30
| {{FRG}} [[Jochen Mass]]
| {{GBR}} {{Arrows-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:29.41
| '''1:27.47'''
| style="text-align:right"| +1.02s
|-
! 9
| align=center|27
| {{AUS}} [[Alan Jones]]
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:32.68
| '''1:27.67'''
| style="text-align:right"| +1.22s
|-
! 10
| align=center|20
| {{GBR}} [[James Hunt]]
| {{CAN}} {{Wolf-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:28.84
| '''1:27.96'''
| style="text-align:right"| +1.51s
|-
! 11
| align=center|2
| {{ARG}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| {{GBR}} {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:29.08
| '''1:27.99'''
| style="text-align:right"| +1.54s
|-
! 12
| align=center|9
| {{FRG}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| {{FRG}} {{ATS (Germany)-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:29.89
| '''1:28.22'''
| style="text-align:right"| +1.77s
|-
! 13
| align=center|1
| {{USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| {{GBR}} {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:29.23
| '''1:28.23'''
| style="text-align:right"| +1.78s
|-
! 14
| align=center|7
| {{GBR}} [[John Watson]]
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:28.89
| '''1:28.23'''
| style="text-align:right"| +1.78s
|-
! 15
| align=center|29
| {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| {{GBR}} {{Arrows-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:29.56
| '''1:28.30'''
| style="text-align:right"| +1.85s
|-
! 16
| align=center|28
| {{SUI}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-Ford Cosworth}}
| '''1:28.48'''
| 1:28.51
| style="text-align:right"| +2.03s
|-
! 17
| align=center|14
| {{BRA-1968}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| {{BRA-1968}} {{Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth}}
| '''1:28.49'''
| 1:28.97
| style="text-align:right"| +2.04s
|-
! 18
| align=center|6
| {{BRA-1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]]
| {{GBR}} {{Brabham-Alfa Romeo}}
| 1:29.53
| '''1:28.52'''
| style="text-align:right"| +2.07s
|-
! 19
| align=center|16
| {{FRA}} [[René Arnoux]]
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
| 1:29.33
| '''1:28.57'''
| style="text-align:right"| +2.12s
|-
! 20
| align=center|15
| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
| 1:29.87
| '''1:28.68'''
| style="text-align:right"| +2.23s
|-
! DNQ
| align=center|18
| {{ITA}} [[Elio de Angelis]]
| {{GBR}} {{Shadow-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:29.83
| '''1:28.70'''
| style="text-align:right"| +2.25s
|-
! DNQ
| align=center|8
| {{FRA}} [[Patrick Tambay]]
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:30.68
| '''1:29.53'''
| style="text-align:right"| +3.08s
|-
! DNQ
| align=center|17
| {{NED}} [[Jan Lammers]]
| {{GBR}} {{Shadow-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:32.02
| '''1:29.99'''
| style="text-align:right"| +3.54s
|-
! DNQ
| align=center|22
| {{IRE}} [[Derek Daly]]
| {{GBR}} {{Ensign-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1:36.89
| '''1:30.18'''
| style="text-align:right"| +3.73s
|-
! DNPQ
| align=center|24
| {{ITA}} [[Gianfranco Brancatelli]]
| {{ITA}} {{Merzario-Ford Cosworth}}
| style="text-align:center" colspan="3"| 1:38.15
|-
! WD
| align=center|31
| {{MEX}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
| {{MEX}} {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}}
| colspan="3"| Withdrawn
|-
! colspan="8"| Source:<ref name=MM></ref><ref name=QR>'Monaco 1979: Qualifications', ''statsf1.com'', (Stats F1, 2016), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1979/monaco/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 22/11/2018)</ref>
|}

===Grid===
{{Grid
|frontrowsize=2
|secondrowsize=2
|poleside=r
|[[Jody Scheckter]]|[[Gilles Villeneuve]]|[[Patrick Depailler]]|[[Niki Lauda]]|[[Jacques Laffite]]|[[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]|[[Didier Pironi]]|[[Jochen Mass]]|[[Alan Jones]]|[[James Hunt]]|[[Carlos Reutemann]]|[[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]|[[Mario Andretti]]|[[John Watson]]|[[Riccardo Patrese]]|[[Clay Regazzoni]]|[[Emerson Fittipaldi]]|[[Nelson Piquet]]|[[René Arnoux]]|[[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]}}

==Race==
Raceday proved to be the busiest of the race weekend to that point, with the first support race staged at 9:00am in wet conditions.<ref name=MM></ref> Hopes of a wet race among the [[Goodyear]] contingent would soon evaporate however, with the 11:30am warm-up session held in completely dry conditions, while the sun continued to burn away the clouds around Monte Carlo as the 3:30pm start time approached.<ref name=MM></ref> Indeed, the only pre-race drama came when [[Gilles Villeneuve]] split an oil pipe during said warm-up, with the resulting damage to his {{Ferrari-ENG}} [[F12]] meaning that the Canadian ace needed a quick engine change to make it to the start.<ref name=MM></ref>

===Report===
The familiar pre-race paraphernalia was also quick to appear and disappear, with Prince Rainier officially opening the circuit at 3:00pm, giving the drivers half an hour to get ready.<ref name=MM></ref> A faultless parade lap followed, before pole sitter [[Jody Scheckter]] roared away at the start, sprinting into Sainte Devote all on his own at the head of the pack.<ref name=MM></ref> Only fourth place starter [[Niki Lauda]] matched his getaway, with the maroon {{Brabham-Alfa Romeo}} streaking past Villeneuve and [[Patrick Depailler]] before either could respond.<ref name=MM></ref>

With that the fight for victory was all but over, for Scheckter hammered out a perilously quick opening lap to build a sizeable lead over Lauda in second.<ref name=MM></ref> Indeed, after an otherwise trouble free first lap, the Austrian was over a second behind the South African at the end of the first tour of Monte Carlo, and instead had Villeneuve tucked right under his rear wing.<ref name=MM></ref> They were chased by Depailler, [[Jacques Laffite]] and [[Didier Pironi]], with the rest of the field largely appearing in grid order behind them.<ref name=MM></ref>

The early laps followed much the same pattern, with Scheckter simply driving away out front, while Lauda kept an eye on his mirrors to track Villeneuve.<ref name=MM></ref> Ultimately, those glances would be in vain, for the Canadian suddenly sent his Ferrari skating inside the Brabham into Sainte Devote at the start of lap four to claim second, scrambling over the kerb to get the job done.<ref name=MM></ref> Lauda, for his part, had opted to give the Canadian room to make the move once he committed, and would quickly come to be content in third as Villeneuve followed his teammate's lead and sprinted away from the Brabham.<ref name=MM></ref>

Indeed, Lauda was to prove to be something of a bottle-neck at the front of the field, with Depailler, Laffite, Pironi, [[Alan Jones]], [[Jochen Mass]], [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]], [[Carlos Reutemann]], [[Mario Andretti]] and [[James Hunt]] all chasing him in a long line.<ref name=MM></ref> Hunt would, however, soon disappear off the back of the train at Casino after a driveshaft failure, while [[Riccardo Patrese]], who led the second group, smacked the wall and broke his suspension.<ref name=MM></ref> At the back, meanwhile, [[René Arnoux]] would be another early casualty, for contact with [[Nelson Piquet]] early one ultimately left the #16 {{Renault-CON}} with a collapsed nose, with no spares available for the new car.<ref name=MM></ref>

Out front, meanwhile, Villeneuve put together a string of fastest laps to catch onto the back of teammate Scheckter, and duly slotted in behind his teammate with thirteen laps gone.<ref name=MM></ref> By that stage the two had put ten seconds between themselves and the Lauda train in third, although Villeneuve made no attempt to get past his Championship challenging teammate.<ref name=MM></ref> As such, the two scarlet cars continued to dance away from the Lauda train over the following laps, prompting some in the crocodile to push more than seemed prudent.<ref name=MM></ref>

Ultimately, the man to make an optimistic lunge was Pironi, who braked marginally too late to pull off a lunge on Laffite for fifth, and hence only managed to smack into the back of the {{Ligier-CON}}.<ref name=MM></ref> A furious Laffite was left to limp back to the pits with a punctured tyre, and would then lose even more time when he stalled trying to leave the garage.<ref name=MM></ref> He therefore rejoined almost two laps down, reappearing just ahead of the two scarlet Ferraris, and duly went streaking away from the leaders to try and catch the back of the pack.<ref name=MM></ref>

Back with Pironi and he was about to cause his second accident of the afternoon, this time punting former teammate Depailler into a spin.<ref name=MM></ref> Miraculously Pironi's {{Tyrrell-CON}} escaped without damage, still tucked in behind Lauda, while Depailler spun himself back around at the back of the field having managed to miss the barriers.<ref name=MM></ref> That left both title contending Ligiers at the back of the pack, leaving Ferrari in prime position at the head of the field in terms of the Championship.<ref name=MM></ref>

Three laps later and Pironi was finally about to remove himself from the race, although this time he would actually be the victim rather than the cause.<ref name=MM></ref> Indeed, having got a good run on Lauda on the sprint up to Casino Square, Pironi managed to squeeze his nose inside of the Austrian's Brabham as they darted towards Mirabeau, only for Lauda to turn right across his path.<ref name=MM></ref> Pironi duly went sailing over the top of the Brabham, the back of the Tyrrell coming perilously close to Lauda's head, before smashing back down to ''terra firma'' and skating into the barriers.<ref name=MM></ref> Lauda, meanwhile, would limp back to the pits to retire with heavy rear-end damage, although both drivers were fortunately unharmed.<ref name=MM></ref>

In the midst of their chaos the two {{Team Lotus-CON}}es removed themselves from contention almost unnoticed, with Reutemann the first to fall away with a split exhaust.<ref name=MM></ref> Andretti, meanwhile, would hang on with the group long enough to see Pironi's spectacular exit, only to have his hopes of podium demolished by a suspension failure on the rear of the [[Lotus 80]].<ref name=MM></ref> All that left Jones in third ahead of Mass, Jarier and an increasingly distant Reutemann, while the two Ferraris continued to lead serenely out front.<ref name=MM></ref>

However, with the road block formally known as Lauda gone, and the ever opportunistic Andretti out of commission too, Jones was free to push as hard as he liked in the {{Williams-CON}}, and would duly begin to demolish the Ferrari's lead.<ref name=MM></ref> Indeed, in a little over ten laps the Australian would go from fifteen seconds back to the tail of Villeneuve, who was himself occupying Scheckter's shadow as a rear gunner.<ref name=MM></ref> Yet, with half the race still to run, and Mass and Jarier now a long way behind, Jones knew he had time on his side, and so simply sat and waited for an opportunity to attack the Canadian rather than force the issue.<ref name=MM></ref>

Unfortunately Jones would never get a chance to pounce on either of them, for a mistake eleven laps later saw the Australian bounce off the barriers at Casino to end his race in frustration.<ref name=MM></ref> He duly dragged his broken Williams with a dejected expression on his face, while the Ferrari crew were left with an air of relief around their garage.<ref name=MM></ref> Indeed, their huge lead had suddenly been restored at the head of the field, for Mass was now a very distant third and on his own, having just inherited fourth from Jarier when the Frenchman's engine destroyed itself in a bloom of white smoke.<ref name=MM></ref>

However Mass was not going to be on his own for very long, for Jones' teammate [[Clay Regazzoni]] was now the man to watch, the #28 Williams having avoided the dramas around it to inherit fourth just after half-distance.<ref name=MM></ref> Now in clear air, Regazzoni was at least able to match the pace of the scarlet cars out front, and hence had little trouble catching Mass, whose brakes were overheating badly.<ref name=MM></ref> By lap 50 the inevitable move came and went without resistance from the German, who duly dragged his {{Arrows-CON}} into the pits at the end of the lap to have his brakes looked at.<ref name=MM></ref>

Regazzoni soon began to chip away at the gap to Scheckter and Villeneuve over the following laps, and was to be given an unexpected boost when the Canadian suddenly came crawling into the pits at the end of lap 54.<ref name=MM></ref> Villeneuve's race was over with a ruined transmission system, with Regazzoni gaining heart as he passed the terminally wounded Ferrari, and duly carved the gap down to eight seconds on lap 58.<ref name=MM></ref> Yet, Regazzoni was not without his own troubles, and would lose four seconds on the following tour when his gearbox refused to give him access to second gear.<ref name=MM></ref>

That seemed to be that for Regazzoni's challenge, although the Swiss racer soon managed to drive around the problem and duly began to chip away at Scheckter's lead, although time was against him.<ref name=MM></ref> Behind, meanwhile, there was to be a terrific scrap for third, with Reutemann defending heavily from [[Nelson Piquet]], [[John Watson]] and Depailler, the latter having pushed Watson so hard that the Ulsterman's [[McLaren M28|McLaren M28C]] could almost be described as competitive.<ref name=MM></ref> Ultimately, however, Watson would not be able to find a way past Piquet, and, when fatigue began to eat away at his mental and physical strength, found himself powerless to keep Depailler at bay.<ref name=MM></ref>

Depailler's move on Watson prompted some urgent messages from the Brabham pit to Piquet, urging the Brazilian to make a move on Reutemann before Depailler came lunging at him instead.<ref name=MM></ref> Unfortunately young Piquet's inexperience would show at this vital moment, for a lunge on Reutemann ultimately saw the Brabham slide into the back of the Lotus into Sainte Devote, costing him all of his momentum as Reutemann and Depailler carried on unhindered.<ref name=MM></ref> Piquet was hence left to sort himself out, although in his frustration to get back into the battle stamped on the throttle a little too hard and destroyed a ever fragile driveshaft.<ref name=MM></ref>

Into the penultimate lap and Regazzoni was now right under Scheckter's rear wing in the fight for the lead, while Depailler found himself in a similar position behind Reutemann in their battle for third.<ref name=MM></ref> It was the latter battle that was to be sorted out first, for Depailler would line up an optimistic lunge at Reutemann heading through the tunnel, only to emerge with smoke pouring from his exhausts.<ref name=MM></ref> Reutemann was left to cruise home in a very relieved third, as all of the attention now focused on the duel for the lead.<ref name=MM></ref>

Onto the final tour and Regazzoni's lack of second gear seemed to have cost him, for Scheckter simply pulled away on the run to Massanet, only for the Williams to drag itself right back into contention through Casino Square.<ref name=MM></ref> Regazzoni then tried a feint into Mirabeau, which Scheckter managed to swat aside, before the South African put his car in the middle of the road through Lowes.<ref name=MM></ref> Through the tunnel and again Regazzoni found himself drifting away, and was hence unable to challenge as they swept onto the harbour front for the final time.<ref name=MM></ref>

With that the race was run, with Scheckter duly scrambling out of the final corner a few tenths ahead of Regazzoni to claim a memorable victory, and the lead in the Championship.<ref name=MM></ref> Most of the cheers would be for the aforementioned Swiss racer, however, with the Italian fans, of which there were legion, notably chanting for "Regga" rather than the Scuderia.<ref name=MM></ref> Behind them came a reasonably satisfied Reutemann, eight seconds off, while Watson dragged the McLaren around to a lonely fourth after his afternoon of fighting.<ref name=MM></ref> Depailler was classified in fifth despite retiring on the penultimate tour, while Mass collected the final point, despite ending the afternoon seven laps behind Scheckter.<ref name=MM></ref>

===Results===
The full results for the {{PAGENAME}} are outlined below:
{| class=wikitable
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Position">Pos.</span>
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Car number">No.</span>
! Driver
! Constructor
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Laps completed">Laps</span>
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Time for winner, time or number laps behind leader or reason for retirement">Time/Retired</span>
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Grid position">Grid</span>
! <span style="cursor:help;" title=" Points gained from race">Points</span>
|-
! 1
| align=center|11
| {{RSA-1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
| 76
| 1:55:22.48
| 1
! 9
|-
! 2
| align=center|28
| {{SUI}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-Ford Cosworth}}
| 76
| +0.44
| 16
! 6
|-
! 3
| align=center|2
| {{ARG}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| {{GBR}} {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}}
| 76
| +8.57
| 11
! 4
|-
! 4
| align=center|7
| {{GBR}} [[John Watson]]
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Ford Cosworth}}
| 76
| +41.31
| 14
! 3
|-
! 5*
| align=center|25
| {{FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
| {{FRA}} {{Ligier-Ford Cosworth}}
| 75
| Engine
| 3
! 2
|-
! 6
| align=center|30
| {{GER}} [[Jochen Mass]]
| {{GBR}} {{Arrows-Ford Cosworth}}
| 69
| +7 Laps
| 8
! 1
|-
! 7*
| align=center|6
| {{BRA-1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]]
| {{GBR}} {{Brabham-Alfa Romeo}}
| 68
| Transmission
| 18
! rowspan="20"|
|-
! 8
| align=center|15
| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
| 68
| +8 Laps
| 20
|-
! Ret
| align=center|26
| {{FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| {{FRA}} {{Ligier-Ford Cosworth}}
| 55
| Gearbox
| 5
|-
! Ret
| align=center|12
| {{CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
| 54
| Transmission
| 2
|-
! Ret
| align=center|27
| {{AUS}} [[Alan Jones]]
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-Ford Cosworth}}
| 43
| Steering
| 9
|-
! Ret
| align=center|4
| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
| {{GBR}} {{Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth}}
| 34
| Suspension
| 6
|-
! Ret
| align=center|9
| {{FRG}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| {{FRG}} {{ATS (Germany)-Ford Cosworth}}
| 30
| Wheel
| 12
|-
! Ret
| align=center|5
| {{AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| {{GBR}} {{Brabham-Alfa Romeo}}
| 21
| Accident
| 4
|-
! Ret
| align=center|3
| {{FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| {{GBR}} {{Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth}}
| 21
| Accident
| 7
|-
! Ret
| align=center|1
| {{USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| {{GBR}} {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}}
| 21
| Suspension
| 13
|-
! Ret
| align=center|14
| {{BRA-1968}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| {{BRA-1968}} {{Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth}}
| 17
| Engine
| 17
|-
! Ret
| align=center|16
| {{FRA}} [[René Arnoux]]
| {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}}
| 8
| Damage
| 19
|-
! Ret
| align=center|20
| {{GBR}} [[James Hunt]]
| {{CAN}} {{Wolf-Ford Cosworth}}
| 4
| Transmission
| 10
|-
! Ret
| align=center|29
| {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| {{GBR}} {{Arrows-Ford Cosworth}}
| 4
| Suspension
| 15
|-
! DNQ
| align=center|18
| {{ITA}} [[Elio de Angelis]]
| {{GBR}} {{Shadow-Ford Cosworth}}
| colspan="3" rowspan="6"|
|-
! DNQ
| align=center|8
| {{FRA}} [[Patrick Tambay]]
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Ford Cosworth}}
|-
! DNQ
| align=center|17
| {{NED}} [[Jan Lammers]]
| {{GBR}} {{Shadow-Ford Cosworth}}
|-
! DNQ
| align=center|22
| {{IRE}} [[Derek Daly]]
| {{GBR}} {{Ensign-Ford Cosworth}}
|-
! DNPQ
| align=center|24
| {{ITA}} [[Gianfranco Brancatelli]]
| {{ITA}} {{Merzario-Ford Cosworth}}
|-
! WD
| align=center|31
| {{MEX}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
| {{MEX}} {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}}
|-
! colspan="8"| Source:<ref name=Results>'Monaco 1979: Result', ''statsf1.com'', (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1979/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 22/11/2018)</ref>
|}
*<nowiki>*</nowiki> Depailler and Piquet were both still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.<ref name=Results></ref>

==Milestones==
* {{Team Lotus-CON}} entered their 250th [[Grand Prix]] as a constructor.<ref name=Stats>7. Monaco 1979', ''statsf1.com'', (Stats F1, 2015), http://www.statsf1.com/en/1979/monaco.aspx, (Accessed 22/11/2018)</ref>
* 92nd and final race for [[James Hunt]].<ref name=Stats></ref>
* [[Jody Scheckter]] claimed his third and final pole position.<ref name=Stats></ref>
* Ninth career victory for Scheckter.<ref name=Stats></ref>
** This was also the 25th win for a car using #11 as its race number.<ref name=Chicane>'1979 Monaco GP', ''chicanef1.com'', (Chicane F1, 2015), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1979&gp=Monaco%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 22/11/2018)</ref>
* {{Ferrari-CON}} claimed their 77th win as both a constructor and engine supplier.<ref name=Stats></ref>
* [[Patrick Depailler]] claimed his fourth and final fastest lap.<ref name=Stats></ref>
** This was also the 110th fastest lap powered by a {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}} engine.<ref name=Stats></ref>

==Standings==
With seven races down the first of the drop-scores were being applied to the Championship standings, with drivers dropping their three worst results from the first seven rounds, as per the FIA's rules. Regardless of this rule, however, it was [[Jody Scheckter]] who led the title hunt, six ahead of [[Jacques Laffite]] after the drop scores were applied. The biggest loser as a result of the scoring rule proved to be [[Carlos Reutemann]], whose loss of five points dropped him from a potential second back to fifth behind Laffite, [[Gilles Villeneuve]] and [[Patrick Depailler]].

In the International Cup for Constructors the scoring system was far less convoluted, largely due to the fact that both cars could score points for each team. That meant that {{Ferrari-CON}} continued to lead the way with half the season gone, leaving [[Circuit de Monaco|Monte Carlo]] with an eight point advantage over {{Ligier-Ford Cosworth}}. {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}} were next, nine further back, while {{Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth}} and {{Williams-Ford Cosworth}} completed the top five.
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{|class=wikitable style="width:90%"
!colspan=4|Drivers' World Championship
|-
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Position">Pos.</span>
!Driver
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Points">Pts.</span>
! +/-
|-
! 1
| {{RSA-1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| 30 (34)
| {{+}}1
|-
! 2
| {{FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| 24
| {{-}}1
|-
! 3
| {{CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| 20
| {{X}}
|-
! 4
| {{FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
| 20 (22)
| {{X}}
|-
! 5
| {{ARG}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| 20 (25)
| {{X}}
|-
! 6
| {{USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| 12
| {{X}}
|-
! 7
| {{FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| 8
| {{X}}
|-
! 8
| {{GBR}} [[John Watson]]
| 8
| {{+}}1
|-
! 9
| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]
| 7
| {{-}}1
|-
! 10
| {{SUI}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| 6
| {{+}}6
|-
! 11
| {{AUS}} [[Alan Jones]]
| 4
| {{-}}1
|-
! 12
| {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| 2
| {{-}}1
|-
! 13
| {{BRA-1968}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| 1
| {{-}}1
|-
! 14
| {{FRG}} [[Jochen Mass]]
| 1
| {{+}}1
|-
! 15
| {{AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| 1
| {{-}}2
|}
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{|class=wikitable style="width:90%"
!colspan=4|International Cup for Constructors
|-
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Position">Pos.</span>
!Team
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Points">Pts.</span>
! +/-
|-
! 1
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
| 54
| {{X}}
|-
! 2
| {{FRA}} {{Ligier-Ford Cosworth}}
| 46
| {{X}}
|-
! 3
| {{GBR}} {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}}
| 37
| {{X}}
|-
! 4
| {{GBR}} {{Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth}}
| 15
| {{X}}
|-
! 5
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-Ford Cosworth}}
| 10
| {{+}}1
|-
! 6
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Ford Cosworth}}
| 8
| {{-}}1
|-
! 7
| {{GBR}} {{Arrows-Ford Cosworth}}
| 3
| {{X}}
|-
! 8
| {{GBR}} {{Brabham-Alfa Romeo}}
| 1
| {{X}}
|-
! 9
| {{BRA-1968}} {{Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth}}
| 1
| {{X}}
|}
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<p style="text-align:center;">''Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.''</p>

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