1979 · Round 8
French Grand Prix
Dijon-Prenois · Dijon, France
Pole position
Jabouille
Converted to the win
Biggest climber
▲11
Hector Rebaque
Finishers
18/25
7 did not finish
Classification
French GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault | 1 | • | 80 | 1:35:20.420 | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles VilleneuveFerrari | 3 | ▲1 | 80 | +14.590 | 6 |
| 3 | René ArnouxRenault | 2 | ▼1 | 80 | +14.830 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan JonesWilliams | 7 | ▲3 | 80 | +36.610 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell | 10 | ▲5 | 80 | +1:04.510 | 2 |
| 6 | Clay RegazzoniWilliams | 9 | ▲3 | 80 | +1:05.510 | 1 |
| 7 | Jody ScheckterFerrari | 5 | ▼2 | 79 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Jacques LaffiteLigier | 8 | • | 79 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Keke RosbergWolf | 16 | ▲7 | 79 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Patrick TambayMcLaren | 20 | ▲10 | 78 | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | John WatsonMcLaren | 15 | ▲4 | 78 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Hector RebaqueTeam Lotus | 23 | ▲11 | 78 | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Carlos ReutemannTeam Lotus | 13 | • | 77 | +3 Laps | |
| 14 | Riccardo PatreseArrows | 19 | ▲5 | 77 | +3 Laps | |
| 15 | Jochen MassArrows | 22 | ▲7 | 75 | +5 Laps | |
| 16 | Elio de AngelisShadow | 24 | ▲8 | 75 | +5 Laps | |
| 17 | Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo | 17 | • | 75 | +5 Laps | |
| 18 | Jan LammersShadow | 21 | ▲3 | 73 | +7 Laps | |
| DNF | Didier PironiTyrrell | 11 | 71 | Suspension | ||
| DNF | Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi | 18 | 53 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 52 | Accident | ||
| DNF | Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus | 12 | 51 | Brakes | ||
| DNF | Jacky IckxLigier | 14 | 45 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 23 | Spun off | ||
| DNS | Hans-Joachim StuckATS | PL | 0 | Withdrew |