Race results
Race startApril 8, 1979 at 00:00
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:50:25.4 | 80 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +29.380 | 80 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | +59.690 | 80 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +1:04.330 | 80 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | +1:23.520 | 80 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 79 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +2 Laps | 78 | 20 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | 78 | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +2 Laps | 78 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | DSQ | 72 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | DNF (Accident) | 71 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | DNF (Accident) | 69 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | DNF (Injection) | 62 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | DSQ | 49 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | DNF (Engine) | 48 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | DNF (Suspension) | 47 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Brakes) | 40 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | DNF (Transmission) | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Transmission) | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | DNF (Engine) | 13 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Brakes) | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | DNF (Transmission) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Accident) | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | 0 | 0 |