1979 Grand Prix de France
Dijon-Prenois · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1 | 24 | 14.590 | 80 | 304.1 | René Arnoux |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 80 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 80 | +14.590s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 80 | ★ | +14.830s | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 80 | +36.610s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | Ford | 80 | +64.510s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | Ford | 80 | +65.510s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Ford | 79 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 16 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Ford | 79 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 20 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | 78 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 15 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 78 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 23 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | Ford | 78 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 13 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | Ford | 77 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 19 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 77 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 22 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Ford | 75 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 24 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | Ford | 75 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 17 | 17 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 75 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 18 | 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | Ford | 73 | +7 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 11 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 71 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 18 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 53 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 52 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 12 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 51 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 14 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | Ford | 45 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 6 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 23 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | — | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | — | Tyre dispute | |||
| — | — | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Ford | — | Not classified |