Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · 9 September 1979
Jody Scheckter won the 1979 Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari from 3rd on the grid, 0.46s ahead of Gilles Villeneuve. Emerson Fittipaldi gained the most places, from 20th on the grid to 8th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Scheckter 9 + Villeneuve 6 | Scheckter 9 + Villeneuve 6 | 15 | |
| 2 | Williams Regazzoni 4 + Jones 0 | Regazzoni 4 + Jones 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo Lauda 3 + Piquet 0 | Lauda 3 + Piquet 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Team Lotus Andretti 2 + Reutemann 0 | Andretti 2 + Reutemann 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Tyrrell Jarier 1 + Pironi 0 | Jarier 1 + Pironi 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 | Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | ATS Stuck 0 | Stuck 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo Brambilla 0 + Giacomelli 0 | Brambilla 0 + Giacomelli 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Arrows Patrese 0 + Mass 0 | Patrese 0 + Mass 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Renault Jabouille 0 + Arnoux 0 | Jabouille 0 + Arnoux 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Ligier Laffite 0 + Ickx 0 | Laffite 0 + Ickx 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Wolf Rosberg 0 | Rosberg 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Shadow de Angelis 0 | de Angelis 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | McLaren Watson 0 + Tambay 0 | Watson 0 + Tambay 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:22:00.220 | 50 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | Ferrari | +0.460s | 50 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni Williams | Williams | +4.780s | 50 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +54.400s | 50 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +59.700s | 50 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1:01.550 | 50 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1:24.140 | 50 | — | — | |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 49 | — | — | |
| 9 | Alan Jones Williams | Williams | +1 Lap | 49 | — | — | |
| 10 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 49 | — | — | |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS | ATS | +1 Lap | 49 | — | — | |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 49 | — | — | |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | Arrows | +3 Laps | 47 | — | — | |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | Renault | DNF Engine | 45 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | DNF Engine | 41 | — | — | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg Wolf | Wolf | DNF Engine | 41 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx Ligier | Ligier | DNF Engine | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis Shadow | Shadow | DNF Clutch | 33 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Spun off | 28 | — | — | |
| DNF | René Arnoux Renault | Renault | DNF Engine | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | DNF Accident | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 3 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass Arrows | Arrows | DNF Suspension | 3 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Accident | 1 | — | — |