Round 13 · 9 September 1979
1979 Italian Grand Prix: results
Jody Scheckter (Ferrari) won the 1979 Italian Grand Prix, round 13 of the championship, held on 9 September 1979 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy), starting from position 3. Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) and Clay Regazzoni (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jean-Pierre Jabouille.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 1:22:00.220 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | +0.460 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | +4.780 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 | +54.400 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | +59.700 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | +61.550 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | +84.140 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 22 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 17 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 23 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | — | — | Clutch |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | John Watson | McLaren | 19 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 21 | — | — | Suspension |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 8 | — | — | Accident |