Round 8 of 15 · Dijon · 1 July 1979, Sunday
French Grand Prix
Key highlights
Jabouille
pole position
80
laps
18
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:35:20.42 | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +14.59 | 6 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Renault | +14.83 | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | +36.61 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +1:04.51 | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +1:05.51 | 1 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +3 Laps | |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +3 Laps | |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +5 Laps | |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +5 Laps | |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +5 Laps | |
| 18 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | +7 Laps | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Suspension | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Engine | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Accident | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Brakes | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | Engine | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Spun off | |
| WD | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Withdrew | |
| DNQ | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- WD
- Withdrew