1979 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
09 Sep 1979
Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 1:34.580 | 
| 2 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:34.704 | 
| 3 | 11 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Ferrari | 1:34.830 | 
| 4 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:34.914 | 
| 5 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:34.989 | 
| 6 | 28 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Williams Ford | 1:35.333 | 
| 7 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Ford | 1:35.443 | 
| 8 | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:35.587 | 
| 9 | 5 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Ford | 1:36.219 | 
| 10 | 1 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 1:36.655 | 
| 11 | 25 | Jacky IckxICK | Ligier Ford | 1:37.114 | 
| 12 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:37.181 | 
| 13 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Lotus Ford | 1:37.202 | 
| 14 | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 1:37.231 | 
| 15 | 9 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | ATS Ford | 1:37.297 | 
| 16 | 4 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:37.581 | 
| 17 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:37.674 | 
| 18 | 35 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:38.053 | 
| 19 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:38.093 | 
| 20 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:38.136 | 
| 21 | 30 | Jochen MassMAS | Arrows Ford | 1:38.163 | 
| 22 | 36 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Alfa Romeo | 1:38.601 | 
| 23 | 20 | Keke RosbergROS | Wolf Ford | 1:38.854 | 
| 24 | 18 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Shadow Ford | 1:39.149 |