Round 8 · 1 July 1979
1979 French Grand Prix: results
Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) won the 1979 French Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 1 July 1979 at Dijon-Prenois (France), starting from position 1. Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) and René Arnoux (Renault) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1:35:20.420 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | +14.590 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | +14.830 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | +36.610 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 10 | +64.510 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 9 | +65.510 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 18 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 19 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 11 | — | — | Suspension |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | — | — | Brakes |
| 23 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | — | — | Spun off |
| 25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — | Withdrew |