1979 French Grand Prix

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

Driver standings after the race

Position	Driver	Team	Championship change	Points	Wins
1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	=	30	2
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	+1	26	2
3	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	-1	24	2
4	Patrick Depailler	—	=	20	1
5	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	=	20	0
6	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	=	12	0
7	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	=	9	1
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	+1	9	0
9	John Watson	McLaren	-2	8	0
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	-2	8	0
11	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	-1	7	0
12	Alan Jones	Williams	-1	7	0
13	René Arnoux	Renault	=	4	0
14	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	-2	2	0
15	Jochen Mass	Arrows	-2	1	0
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	-2	1	0
17	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	-2	1	0
18	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	=	0	0
19	Arturo Merzario	—	=	0	0
20	James Hunt	—	=	0	0
21	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	=	0	0
22	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	=	0	0
23	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	=	0	0
24	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	=	0	0
25	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	=	0	0
26	Derek Daly	—	=	0	0
27	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	=	0	0
28	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	=	0	0
29	Jan Lammers	Shadow	=	0	0

Position	Team	Championship change	Points	Wins
1	Ferrari	=	60	4
2	Ligier	=	46	3
3	Team Lotus	=	37	0
4	Tyrrell	=	17	0
5	Williams	=	14	0
6	Renault	=	13	1
7	McLaren	-1	8	0
8	Arrows	-1	3	0
9	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	-1	1	0
10	Fittipaldi	-1	1	0
11	Alfa Romeo	=	0	0
12	ATS	=	0	0
13	Shadow	=	0	0
14	Ensign	=	0	0
15	Wolf	=	0	0
16	Merzario	=	0	0