Race results
Race startMarch 3, 1979 at 00:00
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:41:49.96 | 78 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +3.420 | 78 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +22.110 | 78 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +27.880 | 78 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +1:06.970 | 78 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 77 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 77 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | +1 Lap | 77 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +2 Laps | 76 | 22 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +3 Laps | 75 | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +3 Laps | 75 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +4 Laps | 74 | 20 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +4 Laps | 74 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 71 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Tyre) | 67 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Suspension) | 63 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | DNF (Ignition) | 61 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | DNF (Accident) | 57 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 47 | 1 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Accident) | 45 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | DNF (Throttle) | 25 | 7 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | DNF (Accident) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 2 | 21 | 0 |