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Gran Premio d'Italia 1979

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 9 Sep 1979

Name: Gran Premio d'Italia 1979

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION

Grand Prix context

Gran Premio d'Italia 1979 · Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1979 Formula 1 World Championship · round 13

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:22:00.220 · 50 laps · ferrari	9
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:22:00.680 · 50 laps · ferrari	6
3	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	1:22:05.000 · 50 laps · ford	4
4	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:22:54.620 · 50 laps · alfa-romeo	3
5	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:22:59.920 · 50 laps · ford	2
6	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:23:01.770 · 50 laps · ford	1
7	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	1:23:24.360 · 50 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · 49 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Alan Jones	Williams	Time not recorded · 49 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 49 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	Time not recorded · 49 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	Time not recorded · 49 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Time not recorded · 47 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Engine · Time not recorded · 45 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	Engine · Time not recorded · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	Clutch · Time not recorded · 33 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Spun off · Time not recorded · 28 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Watson	McLaren	Accident · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	René Arnoux	Renault	Engine · Time not recorded · 13 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	Engine · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jochen Mass	Arrows	Suspension · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Accident · Time not recorded · 1 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Jan Lammers	Shadow	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Marc Surer	Ensign	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Héctor Rebaque	Rebaque	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:34.580 · renault
2	René Arnoux	Renault	1:34.704 · renault
3	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:34.830 · ferrari
4	Alan Jones	Williams	1:34.914 · ford
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:34.989 · ferrari
6	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	1:35.333 · ford
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:35.443 · ford
8	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.587 · alfa-romeo
9	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:36.219 · alfa-romeo
10	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:36.655 · ford
11	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	1:37.114 · ford
12	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1:37.181 · ford
13	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	1:37.202 · ford
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1:37.231 · ford
15	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	1:37.297 · ford
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:37.581 · ford
17	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:37.674 · ford
18	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:38.053 · alfa-romeo
19	John Watson	McLaren	1:38.093 · ford
20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:38.136 · ford
21	Jochen Mass	Arrows	1:38.163 · ford
22	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	1:38.601 · alfa-romeo
23	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	1:38.854 · ford
24	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	1:39.149 · ford
25	Jan Lammers	Shadow	1:39.313 · ford
26	Marc Surer	Ensign	1:40.821 · ford
27	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	1:42.002 · ford
28	Héctor Rebaque	Rebaque	1:42.769 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:34.580 · renault
2	René Arnoux	Renault	1:34.704 · renault
3	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:34.830 · ferrari
4	Alan Jones	Williams	1:34.914 · ford
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:34.989 · ferrari
6	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	1:35.333 · ford
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:35.443 · ford
8	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.587 · alfa-romeo
9	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:36.219 · alfa-romeo
10	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:36.655 · ford
11	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	1:37.114 · ford
12	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1:37.181 · ford
13	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus	1:37.202 · ford
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1:37.231 · ford
15	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	1:37.297 · ford
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	1:37.581 · ford
17	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:37.674 · ford
18	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:38.053 · alfa-romeo
19	John Watson	McLaren	1:38.093 · ford
20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:38.136 · ford
21	Jochen Mass	Arrows	1:38.163 · ford
22	Vittorio Brambilla	Alfa Romeo	1:38.601 · alfa-romeo
23	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	1:38.854 · ford
24	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	1:39.149 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	51
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	38
3	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	36
4	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	34
5	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	27
6	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
7	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
9	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
10	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
11	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
13	Didier Pironi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
14	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
15	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
16	Jacky Ickx	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
17	Jochen Mass	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
18	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

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