1979 MONACO GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
27 May 1979
Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Ferrari | 1:26.450 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:26.520 |
| 3 | 25 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Ligier Ford | 1:27.110 |
| 4 | 5 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Ford | 1:27.210 |
| 5 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Ford | 1:27.260 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:27.420 |
| 7 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:27.420 |
| 8 | 30 | Jochen MassMAS | Arrows Ford | 1:27.470 |
| 9 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:27.670 |
| 10 | 20 | James HuntHUN | Wolf Ford | 1:27.960 |
| 11 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Lotus Ford | 1:27.990 |
| 12 | 9 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | ATS Ford | 1:28.220 |
| 13 | 1 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 1:28.230 |
| 14 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:28.230 |
| 15 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:28.300 |
| 16 | 28 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Williams Ford | 1:28.480 |
| 17 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:28.490 |
| 18 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:28.520 |
| 19 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:28.570 |
| 20 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 1:28.680 |