1979 French Grand Prix

🇫🇷 France Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France 1979-07-01 Round 8 of 15

Drivers' Championship — Going Into This Race

Pos	Driver	Team	Pts	Wins
1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	30	2
2	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	24	2
3	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	20	2
4	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	20	1
5	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	20	0
6	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	12	0
7	John Watson	McLaren	8	0
8	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	8	0
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	7	0
10	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	6	0
11	Alan Jones	Williams	4	0
12	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	2	0
13	Jochen Mass	Arrows	1	0
14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1	0
15	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1	0
—	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	0	0
—	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	0	0
—	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	0	0
—	James Hunt	Wolf	0	0
—	René Arnoux	Renault	0	0
—	Jan Lammers	Shadow	0	0
—	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	0	0
—	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	0	0
—	Derek Daly	Ensign	0	0
—	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	0	0
—	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	0	0
—	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	0	0