1979 Italian Grand Prix
| 1979 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 9 September 1979 | ||
| Official name | 50ยบ Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.800 km (3.60 miles) | ||
| Distance | 50 laps, 290.000 km (180.20 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry and sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:34.580 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | |
| Time | 1:35.60 on lap 46 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Williams-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1979 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 9 September 1979 at Monza. It was the thirteenth race of the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The 50-lap race was won by South African Jody Scheckter, driving a Ferrari, with Canadian team-mate Gilles Villeneuve second and Swiss Clay Regazzoni third in a Williams-Ford. Scheckter claimed the Drivers' Championship in the process and became the first and only South African thus far to win the championship, while Ferrari clinched the Constructors' Championship. The race also marked Scheckter's final race win and podium; he retired after the following season. As of 2025, this is the last Grand Prix to be won by a driver from the continent of Africa. Two day after the race, Scheckter signed a one-year contract for Ferrari until 1980.
This race marked Scuderia Ferrari's 300th start in a World Championship event as a team.