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1979 French Grand Prix

Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) won the 1979 French Grand Prix at Dijon-Prenois, Dijon on 1 July 1979, starting from P1. Gilles Villeneuve and René Arnoux completed the podium.

Result · All 1979 races

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

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1979 French Grand Prix

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