1979 French Grand Prix
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Circuit | Dijon-Prenois, 80 laps |
Round | 8 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1979 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 80 | 1hr 35m 20.420s | 9 | |
2 | +1 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 80 | +14.590s | 6 |
3 | -1 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 80 | +14.830s | 4 |
4 | +3 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +36.610s | 3 |
5 | +5 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +1m 04.510s | 2 |
6 | +3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +1m 05.510s | 1 |
7 | -2 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | |
8 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | ||
9 | +7 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | |
10 | +10 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | |
11 | +4 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | |
12 | +11 | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 78 | +2 laps | |
13 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 77 | DNF | ||
14 | +5 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | |
15 | +7 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +5 laps | |
16 | +8 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +5 laps | |
17 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 75 | +5 laps | ||
18 | +3 | (NLD) Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +7 laps | |
R | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 71 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 53 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 52 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 51 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 45 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 23 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
Notes
- Carlos Reutemann ended lap 77 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:07.190
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
2 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault |
3 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
4 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
5 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
6 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
7 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
8 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo |
18 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (NLD) Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
24 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 30 |
2 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 26 |
3 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 24 |
4 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 20 |
5 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 20 |
6 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 12 |
7 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 |
8 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 9 |
9 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 8 |
= | (GBR) John Watson | 8 |
11 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 7 |
12 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 7 |
13 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 4 |
14 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
15 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
= | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 1 |
= | (DEU) Jochen Mass | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Wins
- 1st for Jean-Pierre Jabouille (64th different winner, 6th French driver; first driver to win the French Grand Prix for Renault)
- 1st for Renault (26th different winner)
- Podiums
- 5th for Gilles Villeneuve
- 1st for Jean-Pierre Jabouille & Rene Arnoux (132nd & 133rd different podium finishers, 13th & 14th French drivers)
- 251st for Ferrari
- 1st & 2nd for Renault (38th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 2nd for Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- 2nd for Renault
- 1-2 start
- 1st for Renault (15th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Rene Arnoux (68th different fastest lap setter, 9th French driver)
- 1st for Renault (29th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- 2nd for Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- 1st for Rene Arnoux (95th different front row starter, 11th French driver)
- Points finishes
- 1st for Rene Arnoux (197th different point scorer, 21st French driver)
- Pole & win
- 1st and only for Jean-Pierre Jabouille (30th different driver to win from pole, 2nd French driver)