1979 French Grand Prix
- Round
- 8 of 1979
- Circuit
- Dijon-Prenois
- Location
- Dijon, France
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Constructor
- Renault
- Entrant
- Renault
- Pole position
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Fastest lap
- Rene Arnoux
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 80 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 80 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 80 | 4 | — · fastest lap |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 80 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 10 | 80 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 9 | 80 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 79 | — | — |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 79 | — | — |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Walter Wolf Racing | 16 | 79 | — | — |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 20 | 78 | — | — |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 78 | — | — |
| 12 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | 23 | 78 | — | — |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 77 | — | — |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 77 | — | — |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 22 | 75 | — | — |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 24 | 75 | — | — |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 75 | — | — |
| 18 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 73 | — | — |
| DNS | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — | Tyre dispute |
| DNQ | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 52 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | 23 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 11 | 71 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | 51 | — | Brakes |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | 45 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 18 | 53 | — | Engine |