| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | XXXVII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco |
| Track: | Circuit de Monaco |
| Round: | 7 of 15 |
| Race date: | Sunday, May 27th, 1979 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Jody Scheckter | Clay Regazzoni | Carlos Reutemann |
| Constructor | Ferrari | Williams-Ford Cosworth | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Car | Ferrari 312T4 | Williams FW07 | Lotus 79 |
| Engine | Ferrari 312B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Ford Cosworth DFV |
| Tyre | Michelin | Goodyear | Goodyear |
| Time | 1:55:22.48 | 1:55:22.92 | 1:55:31.05 |
| Gap | 0.44 secs | 8.57 secs |