1979 Monaco Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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Ligier-Ford | |
| Time | 1:28.82 on lap 69 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Williams-Ford | ||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||
Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
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).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.
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