1979 French Grand Prix
🇫🇷 France Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France Round 8 of 15
Podium
P1
P2
P3
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | No. | Grid | Laps | Time / Gap | Status | Stops | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 15 | 1 | 80 | 1:35:20.42 | Finished | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 12 | 3 | 80 | +14.590s | Finished | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Renault | 16 | 2 | 80 | +14.830s | Finished | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 27 | 7 | 80 | +36.610s | Finished | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 4 | 10 | 80 | +1:04.510 | Finished | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 28 | 9 | 80 | +1:05.510 | Finished | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | 5 | 79 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 26 | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 20 | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 8 | 20 | 78 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | 15 | 78 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 31 | 23 | 78 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 2 | 13 | 77 | +3 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 29 | 19 | 77 | +3 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 30 | 22 | 75 | +5 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 18 | 24 | 75 | +5 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 35 | 17 | 75 | +5 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 17 | 21 | 73 | +7 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 3 | 11 | 71 | +9 Laps | Suspension | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 14 | 18 | 53 | +27 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 4 | 52 | +28 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 12 | 51 | +29 Laps | Brakes | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 25 | 14 | 45 | +35 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 5 | 6 | 23 | +57 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 9 | 0 | 0 | +80 Laps | Withdrew | 0 | 0 |
Purple driver name = set fastest lap of the race.