| Circuit | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza |
|---|---|
| Date | 1979-09-09 |
| Round | 13 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 3 | 50 | 1:22:00.220 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 50 | +0.460 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 50 | +4.780 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 | 50 | +54.400 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 10 | 50 | +59.700 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | 50 | +1:01.550 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 50 | +1:24.140 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | 49 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 49 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 12 | 49 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 15 | 49 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 12 | Vittorio Brambilla | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 49 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 17 | 47 | +3 Laps | — | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 45 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 41 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 23 | 41 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 11 | 40 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | 33 | Clutch | — | 0 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 28 | Spun off | — | 0 |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 13 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 21 | John Watson | McLaren | 19 | 13 | Accident | — | 0 |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 3 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 23 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 21 | 3 | Suspension | — | 0 |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 8 | 1 | Accident | — | 0 |