1979 French Grand Prix Results

1 Jul 1979 · Round 8 of 15 · Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France · 80 laps · Wikipedia

Race in 1979

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Grid	+/-	Time/Status	PtsPoints
1	RenaultJ. Jabouille1st win	Renault	80	1	–0	1:35:20.420	9
2	FerrariG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	80	3	▲1+1	+14.590	6
3	RenaultR. Arnoux1st podium	Renault	80	2	▼1-1	+14.830	4
4	WilliamsA. Jones	Williams	80	7	▲3+3	+36.610	3
5	TyrrellJ. Jarier	Tyrrell	80	10	▲5+5	+1:04.510	2
6	WilliamsC. Regazzoni	Williams	80	9	▲3+3	+1:05.510	1
7	FerrariJ. Scheckter	Ferrari	79	5	▼2-2	+1 Lap	0
8	LigierJ. Laffite	Ligier	79	8	–0	+1 Lap	0
9	WolfK. RosbergCareer best	Wolf	79	16	▲7+7	+1 Lap	0
10	McLarenP. Tambay	McLaren	78	20	▲10+10	+2 Laps	0
11	McLarenJ. Watson	McLaren	78	15	▲4+4	+2 Laps	0
12	Team LotusH. Rebaque	Team Lotus	78	23	▲11+11	+2 Laps	0
13	Team LotusC. Reutemann	Team Lotus	77	13	–0	+3 Laps	0
14	ArrowsR. Patrese	Arrows	77	19	▲5+5	+3 Laps	0
15	ArrowsJ. Mass	Arrows	75	22	▲7+7	+5 Laps	0
16	ShadowE. de Angelis	Shadow	75	24	▲8+8	+5 Laps	0
17	Alfa RomeoB. Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	75	17	–0	+5 Laps	0
18	ShadowJ. Lammers	Shadow	73	21	▲3+3	+7 Laps	0
R	TyrrellD. Pironi	Tyrrell	71	11	––	Suspension	0
R	FittipaldiE. Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	53	18	––	Engine	0
R	Brabham-Alfa RomeoN. Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	52	4	––	Accident	0
R	Team LotusM. Andretti	Team Lotus	51	12	––	Brakes	0
R	LigierJ. Ickx	Ligier	45	14	––	Engine	0
R	Brabham-Alfa RomeoN. Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	23	6	––	Spun off	0
W	ATSH. Stuck	ATS	0	–	––	Withdrew	0

Tags mark a driver's first Grand Prix win, podium or points finish, or best classified finish to date.

Qualifying results are not available before 1994. The starting grid is in the race results.