The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 13

Italian Grand Prix

1979  ·  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza  ·  9 September 1979  ·  50 laps

  1. 1st Jody Scheckter Ferrari · 01:22:00.22
  2. 2nd Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari · +0.46
  3. 3rd Clay Regazzoni Williams · +4.78

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 13

René Arnoux

Retirement Renault  —  Engine

03 Lap 40

Jacky Ickx

Retirement Ligier  —  Engine

04 Lap 41

Jacques Laffite

Retirement Ligier  —  Engine

05 Lap 41

Keke Rosberg

Retirement Wolf  —  Engine

06 On the Charge

Emerson Fittipaldi

Fittipaldi  —  P20 → P8

07 Victory

Jody Scheckter

Ferrari  —  Won from P3

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 3 50 01:22:00.22 9
2 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 5 50 +0.46 6
3 Clay Regazzoni Williams 6 50 +4.78 4
4 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 9 50 +54.4 3
5 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 10 50 +59.7 2
6 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 16 50 +1:01.550 1
7 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 13 50 +1:24.140
8 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 20 49 +1 Lap
9 Alan Jones Williams 4 49 +1 Lap
10 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 12 49 +1 Lap
11 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 15 49 +1 Lap
12 Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo 22 49 +1 Lap
13 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 17 47 +3 Laps
14 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1 45 Engine
15 Jacques Laffite Ligier 7 41 Engine
16 Keke Rosberg Wolf 23 41 Engine
17 Jacky Ickx Ligier 11 40 Engine
18 Elio de Angelis Shadow 24 33 Clutch
19 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 18 28 Spun off
20 René Arnoux Renault 2 13 Engine
21 John Watson McLaren 19 13 Accident
22 Patrick Tambay McLaren 14 3 Engine
23 Jochen Mass Arrows 21 3 Suspension
24 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 8 1 Accident

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