Round 8 · 1 July 1979
French Grand Prix
Dijon-Prenois · Dijon, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
27 drivers
After Round 7
1
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
30
pts
2
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
24
pts
3
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
20
pts
4
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
20
pts
5
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
20
pts
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6
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
12
pts
7
John Watson
McLaren
8
pts
8
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
8
pts
9
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
7
pts
10
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
6
pts
11
Alan Jones
Williams
4
pts
12
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
2
pts
13
Jochen Mass
Arrows
1
pts
14
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
1
pts
15
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1
pts
-
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
0
pts
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
0
pts
-
James Hunt
Wolf
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Renault
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
Shadow
0
pts
-
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
0
pts
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
0
pts
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
After the race
29 drivers
After Round 8
1
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
—
30
+0
2
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
↑1
26
+6
3
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↓1
24
+0
4
Patrick Depailler
Ligier
—
20
+0
5
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
—
20
+0
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6
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
—
12
+0
7
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
↑992
9
+9
8
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
↑1
9
+2
9
John Watson
McLaren
↓2
8
+0
10
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
↓2
8
+0
11
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
↓1
7
+1
12
Alan Jones
Williams
↓1
7
+3
13
René Arnoux
Renault
↑986
4
+4
14
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
↓2
2
+0
15
Jochen Mass
Arrows
↓2
1
+0
16
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
↓2
1
+0
17
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
↓2
1
+0
-
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
—
0
+0
-
James Hunt
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
NEW
0
+0
-
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
25 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1:35:20.420 | 9 |
| 2 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | +14.590 | 6 |
| 3 | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | +14.830 | 4 |
| 4 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | +36.610 | 3 |
| 5 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 10 | +1:04.510 | 2 |
| 6 | REG Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 9 | +1:05.510 | 1 |
| 7 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | ROS Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 16 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | REB Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 3L | 0 |
| 14 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 3L | 0 |
| 15 | MAS Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | 5L | 0 |
| 16 | DE Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | 5L | 0 |
| 17 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 5L | 0 |
| 18 | LAM Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 7L | 0 |
| R | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | — | 0 |
| W | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Pit | — | 0 |