1979 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 Jul 1979
- Circuit
- Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France
- Round
- 8 of 15
- Winner
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 80 | 1:35:20.42 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | +14.59 | 6 | |
| 3 | 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 80 | +14.83 | 4 | |
| 4 | 27 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 7 | 80 | +36.61 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 10 | 80 | +1:04.51 | 2 | |
| 6 | 28 | REGClay Regazzoni | Williams | 9 | 80 | +1:05.51 | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | SCHJody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Wolf | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 15 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 31 | REBHector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 29 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 30 | MASJochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | DEAElio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 35 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 17 | LAMJan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 73 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 3 | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 11 | 71 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 14 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 53 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 52 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 1 | ANDMario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | 51 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 25 | ICKJacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 23 | Spun off | 0 | |
| W | 9 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| F | 22 | GAIPatrick Gaillard | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | MERArturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 1 | 20 | |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 8 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 60 |
| 2 | Ligier | 3 | 46 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 0 | 37 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | Williams | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Renault | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Arrows | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |