← 1979 Season
Round 8 · GP · 1979
French Grand Prix
01 Jul 1979Dijon-PrenoisFrancefinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 80 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 80 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 80 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 10 | 80 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 9 | 80 | Finished | 1 | — |
| P7 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| P16 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| P17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| P18 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 73 | +7 Laps | 0 | — |
| P19 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 11 | 71 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 53 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P21 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 52 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P22 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | 51 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| P23 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | 45 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P24 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | 23 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — |
| P2 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — |
| P3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P7 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — |
| P8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P9 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | — | — | — |
| P10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P11 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P12 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P13 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P14 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P15 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P16 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | — | — | — |
| P17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| P19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P22 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — |
| P24 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P25 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — |