1979 French Grand Prix Results

Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1979 French Grand Prix.

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	0	80	1:35:20.420Finished	9	—
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	3	+1	80	+14.590Finished	6	—
3	René Arnoux	Renault	2	-1	80	+14.830Finished	4	—
4	Alan Jones	Williams	7	+3	80	+36.610Finished	3	—
5	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	10	+5	80	+1:04.510Finished	2	—
6	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	9	+3	80	+1:05.510Finished	1	—
7	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	-2	79	+1 Lap	0	—
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	0	79	+1 Lap	0	—
9	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	16	+7	79	+1 Lap	0	—
10	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	20	+10	78	+2 Laps	0	—
11	John Watson	McLaren	15	+4	78	+2 Laps	0	—
12	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	23	+11	78	+2 Laps	0	—
13	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	13	0	77	+3 Laps	0	—
14	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	19	+5	77	+3 Laps	0	—
15	Jochen Mass	Arrows	22	+7	75	+5 Laps	0	—
16	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	24	+8	75	+5 Laps	0	—
17	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	17	0	75	+5 Laps	0	—
18	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	+3	73	+7 Laps	0	—
R	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	11	-8	71	Suspension	0	—
R	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	18	-2	53	Engine	0	—
R	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	4	-17	52	Accident	0	—
R	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	12	-10	51	Brakes	0	—
R	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	14	-9	45	Engine	0	—
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	6	-18	23	Spun off	0	—
W	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	PIT / —	—	0	Withdrew	0	—

Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.

French Grand Prix