Season
1979
Race
8. French Grand Prix

1979 · Race 8 of 15

1979 French Grand Prix

Dijon-Prenois · Dijon, France · 01/07/1979

Coordinates
47.3625, 4.89913
Altitude
484 m
Race number
321
Dijon-Prenois circuit layout

R

01/07/1979 00:00 · Europe/Paris · 80 laps

Position Driver Team Grid Race positions Laps Time Points Status Fastest lap rank Details
1 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1 = 80 1:35:20.420 9 Finished —
2 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 3 +1 80 1:35:35.010 6 Finished —
3 René Arnoux Renault 2 -1 80 1:35:35.250 4 Finished —
4 Alan Jones Williams 7 +3 80 1:35:57.030 3 Finished —
5 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 10 +5 80 1:36:24.930 2 Finished —
6 Clay Regazzoni Williams 9 +3 80 1:36:25.930 1 Finished —
7 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 5 -2 79 — 0 +1 Lap —
8 Jacques Laffite Ligier 8 = 79 — 0 +1 Lap —
9 Keke Rosberg Wolf 16 +7 79 — 0 +1 Lap —
10 Patrick Tambay McLaren 20 +10 78 — 0 +2 Laps —
11 John Watson McLaren 15 +4 78 — 0 +2 Laps —
12 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 23 +11 78 — 0 +2 Laps —
13 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 13 = 77 — 0 +3 Laps —
14 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 19 +5 77 — 0 +3 Laps —
15 Jochen Mass Arrows 22 +7 75 — 0 +5 Laps —
16 Elio de Angelis Shadow 24 +8 75 — 0 +5 Laps —
17 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 17 = 75 — 0 +5 Laps —
18 Jan Lammers Shadow 21 +3 73 — 0 +7 Laps —
19 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 11 -8 71 — 0 Suspension —
20 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 18 -2 53 — 0 Engine —
21 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 4 -17 52 — 0 Accident —
22 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 12 -10 51 — 0 Brakes —
23 Jacky Ickx Ligier 14 -9 45 — 0 Engine —
24 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 6 -18 23 — 0 Spun off —
25 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 0 = 0 — 0 Withdrew —