| «1979-13» | Italy Grand Prix - L Gran Premio d'Italia |
| 1979-09-09 | Monza - Autodromo Nazionale di Monza - 50 laps × 5.8 km : 290.0 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 50 | 1:22:00.220 | 212.186 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 50 | +00.460 | +00.460 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 50 | +04.780 | +04.320 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 50 | +54.400 | +49.620 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 50 | +59.700 | +05.300 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 50 | +01:01.550 | +01.850 | 1 |
| 7 | 13 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 50 | +01:24.140 | +22.590 | |
| 8 | 20 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 49 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 4 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 49 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 12 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 49 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 15 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 49 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 22 | 36 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 49 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | 17 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 47 | undertray | ||
| 14 | 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 45 | engine | ||
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 41 | engine | |||
| 23 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 41 | engine | |||
| 11 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 40 | engine | |||
| 24 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 33 | clutch | |||
| 18 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 28 | spin | |||
| 19 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 13 | collision | |||
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | valve | |||
| 14 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 3 | engine | |||
| 21 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 3 | suspension | |||
| 8 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 1 | accident | |||
| DNQ | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Rebaque • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:35.600 - 218.410 km/h - Clay Regazzoni (lap 46)