1979 Monaco Grand Prix
Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
| Race details | |||
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| Race 7 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | May 27, 1979 | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.312 km (2.057 mi) | ||
| Distance | 76 laps, 251.712 km (156.406 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:26.45 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Patrick Depailler | Ligier-Ford | |
| Time | 1:28.82 on lap 69 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Williams-Ford | ||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||
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The 1979 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 May 1979 at Monaco. It was the 37th Monaco Grand Prix and the seventh round of the 1979 Formula One season.
The race was won by polesitter Jody Scheckter in a Ferrari 312T4 ahead of Clay Regazzoni (Williams FW07) and Carlos Reutemann (Lotus 79).[1] Patrick Depailler set the fastest lap of the race in a Ligier JS11.
It was the last race of 1976 World Champion James Hunt's Formula One career.[2]
A Renault RS10 parked in the pits
The Wolf Racing pit crew
Classification
Carlos Reutemann finished third in a Lotus 79.
Notes
- Lap Leaders: Jody Scheckter 76 laps (1-76).
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
- ↑ "1979 Monaco Grand Prix". ESPN. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ↑ "James Hunt - Obituary". Motor Sport Magazine (July 1993): 8.
- ↑ "1979 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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