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Jody Scheckter won the 1979 Italian Grand Prix

Jody Scheckter won the 1979 Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Gilles Villeneuve and Clay Regazzoni at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jody ScheckterFerrari1:22:00.2209
2Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:22:00.6806
3Clay RegazzoniWilliams1:22:05.0004
4Niki LaudaBrabham1:22:54.6203
5Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus1:22:59.9202
6Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell1:23:01.7701
7Carlos ReutemannTeam Lotus1:23:24.3600
8Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+1 lap0
9Alan JonesWilliams+1 lap0
10Didier PironiTyrrell+1 lap0
11Hans-Joachim StuckATS Wheels+1 lap0
12Vittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
13Riccardo PatreseArrows+3 laps0
14Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultEngine0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierEngine0
DNFKeke RosbergWolfEngine0
DNFJacky IckxLigierEngine0
DNFElio de AngelisShadowClutch0
DNFBruno GiacomelliAlfa RomeoSpun off0
DNFJohn WatsonMcLarenAccident0