Round 8 · 1979

France

Dijon-Prenois
Country
France
Length
3.801 km
Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1
Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault
 Renault 1 – 9
2
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
 Ferrari 3 +14.590 6
3
René Arnoux Renault
FL Renault 2 +14.830 4
4
Alan Jones Williams
 Williams 7 +36.610 3
5
Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 10 +1:04.510 2
6
Clay Regazzoni Williams
 Williams 9 +1:05.510 1
7
Jody Scheckter Ferrari
 Ferrari 5 +1 lap –
8
Jacques Laffite Ligier
 Ligier 8 +1 lap –
9
Keke Rosberg Wolf
 Wolf 16 +1 lap –
10
Patrick Tambay McLaren
 McLaren 20 +2 laps –
11
John Watson McLaren
 McLaren 15 +2 laps –
12
Héctor Rebaque Lotus
 Lotus 23 +2 laps –
13
Carlos Reutemann Lotus
 Lotus 13 +3 laps –
14
Riccardo Patrese Arrows
 Arrows 19 +3 laps –
15
Jochen Mass Arrows
 Arrows 22 +5 laps –
16
Elio De Angelis Shadow
 Shadow 24 +5 laps –
17
Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo
 Alfa Romeo 17 +5 laps –
18
Jan Lammers Shadow
 Shadow 21 +7 laps –
DNF
Didier Pironi Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 11 Suspension –
DNF
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi
 Fittipaldi 18 Engine –
DNF
Nelson Piquet Brabham
 Brabham 4 Accident –
DNF
Mario Andretti Lotus
 Lotus 12 Brakes –
DNF
Jacky Ickx Ligier
 Ligier 14 Engine –
DNF
Niki Lauda Brabham
 Brabham 6 Spun off –
DNF
Hans-Joachim Stuck Ats Wheels
 Ats Wheels – Tyre dispute –
DNF
Patrick Gaillard Ensign
 Ensign – – –
DNF
Arturo Merzario Merzario
 Merzario – – –