Race results
Race startOctober 7, 1979 at 00:00
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:52:17.734 | 59 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | +48.787 | 59 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +53.199 | 59 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +1:30.512 | 59 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | +1:41.259 | 59 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 58 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +5 Laps | 54 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | DNF (Transmission) | 53 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 33 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 52 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | DNF (Tyre) | 48 | 16 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Suspension) | 44 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Wheel) | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Marc Surer | Ensign | DNF (Engine) | 32 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 29 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Ricardo Zunino | Brabham-Ford | DNF (Spun off) | 25 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 24 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | DNF (Accident) | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 18 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Gearbox) | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | DNF (Spun off) | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Spun off) | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | DNF (Spun off) | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Spun off) | 0 | 18 | 0 |