Round 8 · 1979
French Grand Prix
WinnerJABAlpine · from P1
PoleJAB
Fastest lap1:09.160Alexandre Arnoux · L71
Biggest gain+11Rebaque P23→P12
Retirements6of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpine | 1 | 0 | 80 | 1:35:20.420 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | +1 | 80 | +14.590 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Alpine | 2 | -1 | 80 | +14.830 FL | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 7 | +3 | 80 | +36.610 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 10 | +5 | 80 | +1:04.510 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Williams | 9 | +3 | 80 | +1:05.510 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Ferrari | 5 | -2 | 79 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 8 | 0 | 79 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg ROG | Wolf | 16 | +7 | 79 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | 20 | +10 | 78 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | John Watson WAT | McLaren | 15 | +4 | 78 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | 23 | +11 | 78 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Team Lotus | 13 | 0 | 77 | +3 laps | — | |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 19 | +5 | 77 | +3 laps | — | |
| 15 | Jochen Mass MAJ | Arrows | 22 | +7 | 75 | +5 laps | — | |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis DEA | Shadow | 24 | +8 | 75 | +5 laps | — | |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo (1979–85) | 17 | 0 | 75 | +5 laps | — | |
| 18 | Jan Lammers LAM | Shadow | 21 | +3 | 73 | +7 laps | — | |
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 12 | 51 | DNF · L51 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ligier | 14 | 45 | DNF · L45 | — | ||
| — | Fittipaldi | 18 | 53 | DNF · L53 | — | |||
| — | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 6 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | ATS | — | 0 | DNS | — | |||
| — | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 11 | 71 | DNF · L71 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | 4 | 52 | DNF · L52 | — | |||
| — | Patrick Gaillard GAI | Ensign | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Dijon-Prenois
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | French Grand Prix | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1974 | French Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 2 |