1979 French Grand Prix Results

Dijon-Prenois, Dijon

July 1, 1979

Round 8

Race Winner

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Renault

Circuit

Dijon-Prenois

Dijon, France

Fastest Race Lap

-

No data

Fastest Qualifying

TBD

Results pending

Final Classification

Complete race results from the French Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1		Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	80	1:35:20.420	9
2		Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	80	+14.590	6
3		René Arnoux	Renault	80	+14.830	4
4		Alan Jones	Williams	80	+36.610	3
5		Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	80	+1:04.510	2
6		Clay Regazzoni	Williams	80	+1:05.510	1
7		Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	79	+1 Lap	0
8		Jacques Laffite	Ligier	79	+1 Lap	0
9		Keke Rosberg	Wolf	79	+1 Lap	0
10		Patrick Tambay	McLaren	78	+2 Laps	0
11		John Watson	McLaren	78	+2 Laps	0
12		Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	78	+2 Laps	0
13		Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	77	+3 Laps	0
14		Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	77	+3 Laps	0
15		Jochen Mass	Arrows	75	+5 Laps	0
16		Elio de Angelis	Shadow	75	+5 Laps	0
17		Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	75	+5 Laps	0
18		Jan Lammers	Shadow	73	+7 Laps	0
19		Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	71	Suspension	0
20		Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	53	Engine	0
21		Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	52	Accident	0
22		Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	51	Brakes	0
23		Jacky Ickx	Ligier	45	Engine	0

Race Statistics

Circuit:Dijon-Prenois

Location:Dijon, France

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used