France (1979)

Date: 01 July 1979

Location: Dijon, France

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 9 80 Renault Renault Michelin
2 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 6 80 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
3 France René Arnoux 4 80 Renault Renault Michelin
4 Australia Alan Jones 3 80 Williams Ford Goodyear
5 France Jean-Pierre Jarier 2 80 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
6 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 1 80 Williams Ford Goodyear
7 South Africa Jody Scheckter 0 79 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
8 France Jacques Laffite 0 79 Ligier Ford Goodyear
9 Finland Keke Rosberg 0 79 Wolf Ford Goodyear
10 France Patrick Tambay 0 78 McLaren Ford Goodyear
11 United Kingdom John Watson 0 78 McLaren Ford Goodyear
12 Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 78 Lotus Ford Goodyear
13 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 0 77 Lotus Ford Goodyear
14 Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 77 Arrows Ford Goodyear
15 Germany Jochen Mass 0 75 Arrows Ford Goodyear
16 Italy Elio de Angelis 0 75 Shadow Ford Goodyear
17 Italy Bruno Giacomelli 0 75 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Goodyear
18 Netherlands Jan Lammers 0 73 Shadow Ford Goodyear
DNF France Didier Pironi 0 71 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
DNF Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 53 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
DNF Brazil Nelson Piquet 0 52 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF United States of America Mario Andretti 0 51 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF Belgium Jacky Ickx 0 45 Ligier Ford Goodyear
DNF Austria Niki Lauda 0 23 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNS Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNQ France Patrick Gaillard 0 Ensign Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Arturo Merzario 0 Merzario Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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Grand Prix de France 1979 (1979)

Date: 1979-07-01 · Circuit: Dijon-Prenois (France)

Podium
  1. Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 9 pts
  2. Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 6 pts
  3. René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 1 0 1:35:20.420 9
2 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 3 +1 1:35:35.010 6
3 René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 2 -1 1:35:35.250 4
4 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 7 +3 1:35:57.030 3
5 Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Tyrrell 10 +5 1:36:24.930 2
6 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Williams 9 +3 1:36:25.930 1
7 Jody David Scheckter Ferrari 5 -2
8 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 8 0
9 Keijo Erik Rosberg Wolf 16 +7
10 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 20 +10
11 John Marshall Watson McLaren 15 +4
12 Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus 23 +11
13 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 13 0
14 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 19 +5
15 Jochen Richard Mass Arrows 22 +7
16 Elio de Angelis Shadow 24 +8
17 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 17 0
18 Johannes Lammers Shadow 21 +3
Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 11 Suspension
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 18 Engine
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 4 Accident
Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 12 Brakes
Jacques Bernard Ickx Ligier 14 Engine
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 6 Spun off
Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS Tyre dispute
Patrick Gaillard Ensign
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 1
2 René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 2
3 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 3
4 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 4
5 Jody David Scheckter Ferrari 5
6 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 6
7 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 7
8 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 8
9 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Williams 9
10 Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Tyrrell 10

Fastest Lap

René Alexandre Arnoux (Renault) – 1:35:35.250

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