Round 8 · France All-time GP history
French Grand Prix 1979
Circuit Paul RicardSunday, 1 July 1979 Finished
Full classification
- 1
Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultFinished9 - 2GVGilles VilleneuveFerrariFinished6
- 3
René ArnouxRenaultFinished4 - 4
Alan JonesWilliamsFinished3 - 5
Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrellFinished2 - 6
Clay RegazzoniWilliamsFinished1 - 7
Jody ScheckterFerrari+1 Lap - 8
Jacques LaffiteLigier+1 Lap - 9
Keke RosbergWolf+1 Lap - 10
Patrick TambayMcLaren+2 Laps - 11
John WatsonMcLaren+2 Laps - 12
Hector RebaqueTeam Lotus+2 Laps - 13
Carlos ReutemannTeam Lotus+3 Laps - 14
Riccardo PatreseArrows+3 Laps - 15
Jochen MassArrows+5 Laps - 16
Elio de AngelisShadow+5 Laps - 17
Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo+5 Laps - 18
Jan LammersShadow+7 Laps - 19
Didier PironiTyrrellSuspension - 20
Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldiEngine - 21
Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa RomeoAccident - 22
Mario AndrettiTeam LotusBrakes - 23
Jacky IckxLigierEngine - 24
Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa RomeoSpun off - 25
Hans-Joachim StuckATSWithdrew
Circuit
Circuit
Circuit Paul Ricard
Location
Le Castellet, France
Round
8 / 24
Status
Completed
Length
5.842 km
Corners
15
First GP
1971
Winner: Jean-Pierre Jabouille