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  1. 1ANT365 pts
  2. 2RUS242 pts
  3. 3HAM241 pts
  4. 4VER236 pts
  5. 5LEC233 pts
  6. 6NOR211 pts
  7. 7PIA144 pts
  8. 8HAD105 pts
  9. 9LAW77 pts
  10. 10GAS42 pts
  11. 11LIN38 pts
  12. 12COL27 pts
  13. 13BEA23 pts
  14. 14HUL13 pts
  15. 15BOR10 pts
  16. 16OCO7 pts
  17. 17ALO7 pts
  18. 18SAI7 pts
  19. 19ALB5 pts
  20. 20TSU1 pts
  21. 21STR0 pts
  22. 22BOT0 pts
  23. 23PER0 pts
Standings
07/01/1979 · Round 8 of 15 · 80 laps

France

Pole Jabouille 1:07.190Fastest lap Arnoux 1:09.160 (R71)Winning time 1:35:20.420

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2Villeneuve+14.590
1Jabouille
3Arnoux+14.830
R1 ArgentinaR2 BrazilR3 South AfricaR4 United States WestR5 SpainR6 BelgiumR7 MonacoR8 FranceR9 Great BritainR10 GermanyR11 AustriaR12 NetherlandsR13 ItalyR14 CanadaR15 United States

At a glance

Results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsGapStopsEngineTyres
1Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1801:35:20.420RenaultMichelin
2Gilles VilleneuveFerrari380+14.590FerrariMichelin
3René ArnouxFastest lapRenault280+14.830RenaultMichelin
4Alan JonesWilliams780+36.610FordGoodyear
5Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell1080+1:04.510FordGoodyear
6Clay RegazzoniWilliams980+1:05.510FordGoodyear
7Jody ScheckterFerrari579+1 lapFerrariMichelin
8Jacques LaffiteLigier879+1 lapFordGoodyear
9Keke RosbergWolf1679+1 lapFordGoodyear
10Patrick TambayMcLaren2078+2 lapsFordGoodyear
11John WatsonMcLaren1578+2 lapsFordGoodyear
12Héctor RebaqueLotus2378+2 lapsFordGoodyear
13Carlos ReutemannLotus1377+3 lapsFordGoodyear
14Riccardo PatreseArrows1977+3 lapsFordGoodyear
15Jochen MassArrows2275+5 lapsFordGoodyear
16Elio de AngelisShadow2475+5 lapsFordGoodyear
17Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1775+5 lapsAlfa RomeoGoodyear
18Jan LammersShadow2173+7 lapsFordGoodyear
DNFDidier PironiTyrrell1171SuspensionFordGoodyear
DNFEmerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1853EngineFordGoodyear
DNFNelson PiquetBrabham452AccidentAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNFMario AndrettiLotus1251BrakesFordGoodyear
DNFJacky IckxLigier1445EngineFordGoodyear
DNFNiki LaudaBrabham623Spun offAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNSHans-Joachim StuckATS-Tyre disputeFordGoodyear
DNQPatrick GaillardEnsign-FordGoodyear
DNQArturo MerzarioMerzario-FordGoodyear

Race

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Places gained

  1. Rebaque23→12+11
  2. Tambay20→10+10
  3. De Angelis24→16+8
  4. Rosberg16→9+7
  5. Mass22→15+7
  6. Jarier10→5+5
  7. Patrese19→14+5
  8. Watson15→11+4
  9. Jones7→4+3
  10. Regazzoni9→6+3
  11. Lammers21→18+3
  12. Villeneuve3→2+1
  13. Jabouille1→10
  14. Laffite8→80
  15. Reutemann13→130
  16. Giacomelli17→170
  17. Arnoux2→3-1
  18. Scheckter5→7-2

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Teammate battles

  1. RenaultJabouille 1:Arnoux 3
  2. FerrariVilleneuve 2:Scheckter 7
  3. WilliamsJones 4:Regazzoni 6
  4. TyrrellJarier 5:Pironi DNF
  5. LigierLaffite 8:Ickx DNF
  6. McLarenTambay 10:Watson 11
  7. LotusReutemann 13:Andretti DNF
  8. ArrowsPatrese 14:Mass 15
  9. BrabhamPiquet DNF:Lauda DNF

Retirements

  1. PironiSuspensionTyrrell
  2. FittipaldiEngineFittipaldi
  3. PiquetAccidentBrabham
  4. AndrettiBrakesLotus
  5. IckxEngineLigier
  6. LaudaSpun offBrabham
  7. StuckTyre disputeATS

This race in history

2 races here since 1974Won from pole: 1 of 2

Win from furthest back (P2): Ronnie Peterson 1974

Previous winners here

  1. 1977 Mario Andretti Lotus
  2. 1974 Ronnie Peterson Lotus
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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.