Round 8 | Dijon-Prenois
French Grand Prix at Dijon-Prenois, 1979-07-01. Jean-Pierre Jabouille won it for Renault. Podium: Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Gilles Villeneuve, René Arnoux.
Winner
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Dijon-Prenois
France
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 80 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 80 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 80 | Finished | 3.0 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 10 | 80 | Finished | 2.0 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 9 | 80 | Finished | 1.0 |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 16 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0.0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0.0 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0.0 |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0.0 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0.0 |
| 18 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 73 | +7 Laps | 0.0 |
| R | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 11 | 71 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 53 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 52 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | 51 | Brakes | 0.0 |
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | 45 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 23 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| W | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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