Overview - 1979 Italian Grand Prix

Information on the race, grand prix, and circuit of the 1979 Italian Grand Prix, as well as the grand prix weekly schedule and entry list.

Race

50° Gran Premio d'Italia

  • Season1979
  • Round

    13

  • Race Number by F1 Championship

    326

  • Grand PrixItalian Grand Prix
  • Race Number by Grand Prix

    30

  • CircuitAutodromo Nazionale Monza
  • Race Number by Circuit

    30

  • Laps

    50

  • Race Length

    290.000km

Grand Prix

Italian Grand Prix

Circuit

Autodromo Nazionale Monza

  • Circuit Type

    Permanent Circuit

  • Length

    5.8km

  • Turns

    13

  • Elevation

    12.8m

  • Direction

    Clockwise

  • Track Record

    Ayrton Senna1:21.1141991 Italian Grand Prix (Qualifying 1)

  • Lap Record

    Damon Hill1:23.5751993 Italian Grand Prix (Race, Lap 45)

Schedule

  • September 7 (Fri)

    • Practice 110:00 AM
    • Qualifying 112:30 PM
  • September 8 (Sat)

    • Practice 210:00 AM
    • Qualifying 212:30 PM
  • September 9 (Sun)

    • Race Warm-up10:00 AM
    • Race3:30 PM

Entries

No.
Driver
Team
Entrant
Constructor
Car
Engine
1

Mario Andretti

Lotus

Martini Racing Team Lotus

Lotus-Ford

Lotus 79Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
2

Carlos Reutemann

Lotus

Martini Racing Team Lotus

Lotus-Ford

Lotus 79Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
3

Didier Pironi

Tyrrell

Candy Team Tyrrell

Tyrrell-Ford

Tyrrell 009Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
4

Jean-Pierre Jarier

Tyrrell

Candy Team Tyrrell

Tyrrell-Ford

Tyrrell 009Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
5

Niki Lauda

Brabham

Parmalat Racing Team

Brabham-Alfa Romeo

Brabham BT48Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0L V12
6

Nelson Piquet

Brabham

Parmalat Racing Team

Brabham-Alfa Romeo

Brabham BT48Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0L V12
7

John Watson

McLaren

Marlboro Team McLaren

McLaren-Ford

McLaren M29Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
8

Patrick Tambay

McLaren

Marlboro Team McLaren

McLaren-Ford

McLaren M29Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
9

Hans-Joachim Stuck

ATS

ATS Wheels

ATS-Ford

ATS D3Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
11

Jody Scheckter

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Ferrari

Ferrari 312T4Ferrari 015 3.0L F12
12

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC

Ferrari

Ferrari 312T4Ferrari 015 3.0L F12
14

Emerson Fittipaldi

Fittipaldi Automotive

Fittipaldi Automotive

Copersucar-Ford Cosworth

Fittipaldi F6AFord Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
15

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Renault

Equipe Renault Elf

Renault

Renault RS10Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5L V6t
16

René Arnoux

Renault

Equipe Renault Elf

Renault

Renault RS10Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5L V6t
17

Jan Lammers

Shadow

Samson Shadow Racing Team

Shadow-Ford

Shadow DN9Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
18

Elio de Angelis

Shadow

Interscope Shadow Racing Team

Shadow-Ford

Shadow DN9Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
20

Keke Rosberg

Walter Wolf

Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing

Wolf-Ford

Wolf WR8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
22

Marc Surer

Ensign

Team Ensign

Ensign-Ford

Ensign N179Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
24

Arturo Merzario

Merzario

Team Merzario

Merzario-Ford

Merzario A4Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
25

Jacky Ickx

Ligier

Ligier Gitanes

Ligier-Ford

Ligier JS11Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
26

Jacques Laffite

Ligier

Ligier Gitanes

Ligier-Ford

Ligier JS11Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
27

Alan Jones

Williams

Albilad-Saudia Racing Team

Williams-Ford Cosworth

Williams FW07Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
28

Clay Regazzoni

Williams

Albilad-Saudia Racing Team

Williams-Ford Cosworth

Williams FW07Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
29

Riccardo Patrese

Arrows

Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team

Arrows-Ford

Arrows A2Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
30

Jochen Mass

Arrows

Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team

Arrows-Ford

Arrows A2Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
31

Héctor Rebaque

Rebaque

Team Rebaque

Rebaque-Ford

Rebaque HR100Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8
35

Bruno Giacomelli

Alfa Romeo

Autodelta

Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo 179Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0L V12
36

Vittorio Brambilla

Alfa Romeo

Autodelta

Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo 177Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0L F12