Formula 1 1979 7 1979-05-27 1979-05-27 https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/thumb/1xvidp1750363438.jpg https://r2.thesportsdb.com/images/media/event/poster/hydp921750363445.jpg The 1979 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 May 1979 at Monaco. It was the 37th Monaco Grand Prix and the seventh round of the 1979 Formula One season. The 76-lap race was won from pole position by Jody Scheckter, driving a Ferrari. Clay Regazzoni finished second in a Williams-Ford, with Carlos Reutemann third in a Lotus-Ford. Patrick Depailler set the fastest lap of the race in a Ligier-Ford. This was the final Formula One race for 1976 World Champion James Hunt. Hunt qualified tenth in his Wolf-Ford before retiring after four laps with a transmission problem. 523589