Grand Prix de France 1979
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 80 | 1:35:20.420 | 9 | 1 | Pole |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 80 | 1:35:35.010 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 80 | 1:35:35.250 | 4 | 2 | FL |
| 4 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 80 | 1:35:57.030 | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 80 | 1:36:24.930 | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 80 | 1:36:25.930 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | — | 5 | |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 79 | +1 lap | — | 8 | |
| 9 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 79 | +1 lap | — | 16 | |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 78 | +2 laps | — | 20 | |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 78 | +2 laps | — | 15 | |
| 12 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 78 | +2 laps | — | 23 | |
| 13 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 77 | +3 laps | — | 13 | |
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 77 | +3 laps | — | 19 | |
| 15 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 75 | +5 laps | — | 22 | |
| 16 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 75 | +5 laps | — | 24 | |
| 17 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 75 | +5 laps | — | 17 | |
| 18 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 73 | +7 laps | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 71 | Suspension | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 53 | Engine | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 52 | Accident | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 51 | Brakes | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 45 | Engine | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 23 | Spun off | — | 6 | |
| DNS | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | Tyre dispute | — | — | |
| DNQ | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:07.190 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:07.450 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:07.650 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:08.130 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:08.150 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:08.200 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:08.230 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:08.550 |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | — | — | — | 1:08.650 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:08.800 |
| 11 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:08.950 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:09.350 |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:09.360 |
| 14 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:09.680 |
| 15 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:09.970 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:10.150 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:10.590 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:10.610 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:10.700 |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:10.920 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:11.140 |
| 22 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:11.140 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — | 1:11.750 |
| 24 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:11.970 |
| 25 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:12.230 |
| 26 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:13.000 |
| 27 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:14.950 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | — |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | — |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | — |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | — |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | — |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | — |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | — |
| 9 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 9 | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 10 | — |
| 11 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 11 | — |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 12 | — |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | — |
| 15 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | — |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 16 | — |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | — |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | — |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | — |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | — |
| 22 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | — |
| 23 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 24 | — |
| 24 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 25 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 71 | 1:09.160 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 30 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | 26 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | 24 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 20 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 20 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | 12 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 9 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | 8 |
| 9 | John Watson | 8 |
| 11 | Clay Regazzoni | 7 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | 7 |
| 13 | René Arnoux | 4 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
| 15 | Niki Lauda | 1 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | 1 |