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1979 French Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held on 1 July 1979

Formula One motor race held on 1 July 1979

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
ImageDijon-Prenois Circuit.svg
DateJuly 1
Year1979
Race_No8
Season_No15
LocationDijon
Course_mi2.361
Course_km3.801
Distance_laps80
Distance_mi188.88
Distance_km304.08
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverJean-Pierre Jabouille
Pole_CountryFrance
Pole_TeamRenault
Pole_Time1:07.19
Fast_DriverRené Arnoux
Fast_CountryFrance
Fast_TeamRenault
Fast_Time1:09.16
Fast_Lap71
First_DriverJean-Pierre Jabouille
First_CountryFrance
First_TeamRenault
Second_DriverGilles Villeneuve
Second_CountryCanada
Second_TeamFerrari
Third_DriverRené Arnoux
Third_CountryFrance
Third_TeamRenault
Lapchart

The 1979 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 1 July 1979 at Dijon-Prenois near Dijon, France.

It marked not just the first victory of a forced-induction car in Formula One since the Alfa Romeo 159's victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in 1951, but also the first victory of a turbocharged car in Formula One, with Renault overcoming the reliability problems that had initially plagued their car. For Jean-Pierre Jabouille it was a victory on home soil, driving a French car (Renault), on French tyres (Michelin), powered by a French engine (Renault), burning French fuel (Elf). Jabouille was the first Frenchman to win the French Grand Prix since Jean-Pierre Wimille in 1948.

The race featured one of the fiercest battles ever for second place, between Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve and Renault driver René Arnoux, who on several occasions during the final laps touched wheels and swapped positions. The fight is often cited as one of the most memorable pieces of racing in Formula One. Villeneuve, who passed the finish line less than a quarter of a second ahead of Arnoux, later described the occasion as "my best memory of Grand Prix racing".

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DNQDNQ
Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault**1:07,19**1
René ArnouxRenault1:07,452
Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:07,653
Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:08,134
Jody ScheckterFerrari1:08,155
Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:08,206
Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:08,237
Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford1:08,558
Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford1:08,659
Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford1:08,8010
Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford1:08,9511
Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:09,3512
Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford1:09,3613
Jacky IckxLigier-Ford1:09,6814
John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:09,9715
Keke RosbergWolf-Ford1:10,1516
Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:10,5917
Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:10,6118
Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:10,7019
Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford1:10,9220
Jan LammersShadow-Ford1:11,1421
Jochen MassArrows-Ford1:11,4022
Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford1:11,75DNS
Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford1:11,9723
Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford1:12,2324
Patrick GaillardEnsign-Ford1:13,00—
Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford1:14,95—

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718RetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNQDNQ
15France **Jean-Pierre Jabouille****Renault**801:35:20.421**9**
12Canada **Gilles Villeneuve****Ferrari**80+ 14.593**6**
16France **René Arnoux****Renault**80+ 14.832**4**
27Australia **Alan Jones****Williams-Ford**80+ 36.617**3**
4France **Jean-Pierre Jarier****Tyrrell-Ford**80+ 1:04.5110**2**
28Switzerland **Clay Regazzoni****Williams-Ford**80+ 1:05.519**1**
11South Africa Jody ScheckterFerrari79+ 1 Lap5
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford79+ 1 Lap8
20Finland Keke RosbergWolf-Ford79+ 1 Lap16
8France Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford78+ 2 Laps20
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford78+ 2 Laps15
31Mexico Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford78+ 2 Laps23
2Argentina Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford77+ 3 Laps13
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford77+ 3 Laps19
30FRG Jochen MassArrows-Ford75+ 5 Laps22
18Italy Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford75+ 5 Laps24
35Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo75+ 5 Laps17
17Netherlands Jan LammersShadow-Ford73+ 7 Laps21
3France Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford71Suspension11
14Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford53Engine18
6Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo52Accident4
1US Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford51Brakes12
25Belgium Jacky IckxLigier-Ford45Engine14
5Austria Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo23Spun Off6
9FRG Hans-Joachim StuckATS-FordTyre Dispute
22France Patrick GaillardEnsign-Ford
24Italy Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for French driver Patrick Gaillard.
  • This race marked the 25th Grand Prix start for Renault and a Renault-powered car. It was also the first fastest lap set, podium finish and Grand Prix win for the French team and engine supplier.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1South Africa Jody Scheckter30 (34)
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 12CAN Gilles Villeneuve26
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 13FRA Jacques Laffite24
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4FRA Patrick Depailler20 (22)
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5ARG Carlos Reutemann20 (25)

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1ITA Ferrari60
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2FRA Ligier-Ford46
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK Lotus-Ford37
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4UK Tyrrell-Ford17
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5UK Williams-Ford14
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

Name_of_race = French Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1979 | Previous_race_in_season = 1979 Monaco Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1979 British Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1978 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1980 French Grand Prix}}

References

  1. "Autosport.com on the 1979 French Grand Prix".
  2. "Formula1.com on the 1979 French Grand Prix".
  3. "1979 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. (July 1979). "1979 French Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  5. "France 1979 - Championship • STATS F1".
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