1979· Round 8
French Grand Prix 1979
1 July 1979 · Dijon-Prenois, Dijon
The 1979 French Grand Prix, round 8 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault), with Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) second and René Arnoux (Renault) third. Held on 1 July 1979 at Dijon-Prenois, Dijon/France.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | — | 🇩🇪Hans-Joachim Stuck | — |
| 1 | 1 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | 🇨🇦Gilles Villeneuve | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 🇫🇷René Arnoux | 4 |
| R | 4 | 🇧🇷Nelson Piquet | — |
| 4 | 7 | 🇦🇺Alan Jones | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | 🇫🇷Jean-Pierre Jarier | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | 🇨🇭Clay Regazzoni | 1 |
| R | 6 | 🇦🇹Niki Lauda | — |
| 7 | 5 | 🇿🇦Jody Scheckter | — |
| 8 | 8 | 🇫🇷Jacques Laffite | — |
| 9 | 16 | 🇫🇮Keke Rosberg | — |
| 10 | 20 | 🇫🇷Patrick Tambay | — |
| 11 | 15 | 🇬🇧John Watson | — |
| R | 11 | 🇫🇷Didier Pironi | — |
| R | 12 | 🇺🇸Mario Andretti | — |
| 12 | 23 | 🇲🇽Hector Rebaque | — |
| 13 | 13 | 🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann | — |
| R | 14 | 🇧🇪Jacky Ickx | — |
| 14 | 19 | 🇮🇹Riccardo Patrese | — |
| 15 | 22 | 🇩🇪Jochen Mass | — |
| 16 | 24 | 🇮🇹Elio de Angelis | — |
| 17 | 17 | 🇮🇹Bruno Giacomelli | — |
| 18 | 21 | 🇳🇱Jan Lammers | — |
| R | 18 | 🇧🇷Emerson Fittipaldi | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | — | — | — |
| 2 | René Arnoux | — | — | — |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | — | — | — |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | — | — | — |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | — | — | — |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | — | — | — |
| 7 | Alan Jones | — | — | — |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | — | — | — |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | — | — | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | — | — | — |
| 11 | Didier Pironi | — | — | — |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | — | — | — |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jacky Ickx | — | — | — |
| 15 | John Watson | — | — | — |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | — | — | — |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | — | — | — |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | — | — | — |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | — | — | — |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | — | — | — |
| 22 | Jochen Mass | — | — | — |
| 23 | Hector Rebaque | — | — | — |
| 24 | Elio de Angelis | — | — | — |