1979 French Grand Prix
Round 8 of the 1979 Formula 1 season, held on 1 July 1979.
Circuit: Dijon-Prenois
Jean-Pierre Jabouille won for Renault. Pole position: Jean-Pierre Jabouille.
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 80 | 1:35:20.420 | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | +14.590 | 6 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 80 | +14.830 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 80 | +36.610 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 10 | 80 | +1:04.510 | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 9 | 80 | +1:05.510 | 1 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 73 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| R | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 11 | 71 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 53 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 52 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | 51 | Brakes | 0 |
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 23 | Spun off | 0 |
| W | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
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