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Races/French Grand Prix

French Grand Prix

Dijon-Prenois · 1 July 1979

Round 8🇫🇷 France1979
Laps
79
First GP
1974

Weekend Points

PosTeamPoints BreakdownPts
1Renault
Jabouille 9 + Arnoux 4
Jabouille 9 + Arnoux 413
2Ferrari
Villeneuve 6 + Scheckter 0
Villeneuve 6 + Scheckter 06
3Williams
Jones 3 + Regazzoni 1
Jones 3 + Regazzoni 14
4Tyrrell
Jarier 2 + Pironi 0
Jarier 2 + Pironi 02
5Ligier
Laffite 0 + Ickx 0
Laffite 0 + Ickx 00
6Wolf
Rosberg 0
Rosberg 00
7McLaren
Tambay 0 + Watson 0
Tambay 0 + Watson 00
8Team Lotus
Rebaque 0 + Reutemann 0 + Andretti 0
Rebaque 0 + Reutemann 0 + Andretti 00
9Arrows
Patrese 0 + Mass 0
Patrese 0 + Mass 00
10Shadow
Angelis 0 + Lammers 0
Angelis 0 + Lammers 00
11Alfa Romeo
Giacomelli 0
Giacomelli 00
12Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi 0
Fittipaldi 00
13Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Piquet 0 + Lauda 0
Piquet 0 + Lauda 00
14ATS
Stuck 0
Stuck 00

Race Result

PosDriverTeamRace time / GapLapsStopsPts
1
J
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
Renault1:35:20.42080—9
2
G
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Ferrari+14.590s80—6
3
R
René Arnoux
Renault
Renault+14.830s80—4
4
A
Alan Jones
Williams
Williams+36.610s80—3
5
J
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
Tyrrell+1:04.51080—2
6
C
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
Williams+1:05.51080—1
7
J
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
Ferrari+1 Lap79——
8
J
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Ligier+1 Lap79——
9
K
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
Wolf+1 Lap79——
10
P
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
McLaren+2 Laps78——
11
J
John Watson
McLaren
McLaren+2 Laps78——
12
H
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
Team Lotus+2 Laps78——
13
C
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
Team Lotus+3 Laps77——
14
R
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
Arrows+3 Laps77——
15
J
Jochen Mass
Arrows
Arrows+5 Laps75——
16
E
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
Shadow+5 Laps75——
17
B
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo+5 Laps75——
18
J
Jan Lammers
Shadow
Shadow+7 Laps73——
19
D
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
TyrrellDNF
Suspension
71——
20
E
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
FittipaldiDNF
Engine
53——
21
N
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Brabham-Alfa RomeoDNF
Accident
52——
22
M
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
Team LotusDNF
Brakes
51——
23
J
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
LigierDNF
Engine
45——
24
N
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
Brabham-Alfa RomeoDNF
Spun off
23——
25
H
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
ATSDNF
Withdrew
0——
Biggest MoverRebaque +11P23 → P12
Biggest LoserScheckter -2P5 → P7