- Winner
- Jody Scheckter
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Jody Scheckter, Gilles Villeneuve, and Clay Regazzoni
- Race date
- September 9, 1979
- Pole
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Fastest lap
- Clay Regazzoni
- Classified drivers
- 28
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale Monza
The decisive result
Jody Scheckter finished first for Ferrari. Gilles Villeneuve is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Clay Regazzoni 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Emerson Fittipaldi from P20 to P8 (+12), Jean-Pierre Jarier from P16 to P6 (+10), and Vittorio Brambilla from P22 to P12 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Finished, 6 Engine, 5 +1 lap, 4 DNQ, and 2 Accident. Clay Regazzoni holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:35.600 on lap 46. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.