French Grand Prix
1979 · Round 8 · Dijon, France · Jul 1, 1979Race summary
Jabouille won the race from 1st on the grid, 14.6s ahead of Villeneuve. Rebaque was the standout mover, climbing from 23rd to 12th. Scheckter lost the most ground, from 5th on the grid down to 7th (down 2 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | 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 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 11 | 71 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 53 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 52 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | 51 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 23 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |