1979 Monaco Grand Prix

The Monaco Grand Prix 1979 was the 7th round of the 1979 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on May 27th.

Jody Scheckter won the race from the pole, followed by Clay Regazzoni, and Carlos Reutemann completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 11th position of the grid.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 17 drivers out of the original 25 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Patrick Depailler, and Emerson Fittipaldi, both suffered an engine malfunction, Nelson Piquet, Gilles Villeneuve, and James Hunt, all of whom had a transmission problem, Jacques Laffite, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 55, Alan Jones, who had issues with the steering of the car on lap 43, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Mario Andretti, and Riccardo Patrese, all of whom suffered a suspension problem, Hans-Joachim Stuck, who had a wheel problem on lap 30, Niki Lauda, Didier Pironi, and René Arnoux, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, and Gianfranco Brancatelli, who did not prequalify on lap 0.

Qualifying