The 1979 French Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Dijon-Prenois in France on Sunday, 1 July 1979. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started on pole position for Renault and was the race winner.
1979 French Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 80 | 1:35:20.420 | 1:35:20.420 | - | - | 1:10.230 | 65 | 191.310 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 80 | +14.590 | 1:35:35.010 | +14.590 | +14.590 | 1:10.840 | 71 | 190.830 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 80 | +14.830 | 1:35:35.250 | +14.830 | +0.240 | 1:09.160 | 71 | 190.820 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +36.610 | 1:35:57.030 | +36.610 | +21.780 | 1:10.440 | 75 | 190.100 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +1:04.510 | 1:36:24.930 | +1:04.510 | +27.900 | 1:10.880 | 60 | 189.180 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 80 | +1:05.510 | 1:36:25.930 | +1:05.510 | +1.000 | 1:10.830 | 76 | 189.150 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 79 | +1 lap | 1:35:41.630 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:10.460 | 59 | 188.230 | 5 | |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1:36:04.530 | 1 lap | +22.900 | 1:11.710 | 72 | 187.480 | 8 | |
| 9 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 79 | +1 lap | 1:36:16.530 | 1 lap | +12.000 | 1:12.120 | 71 | 187.090 | 16 | |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 1:36:02.960 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:12.330 | 72 | 185.150 | 20 | |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 1:36:13.840 | 2 laps | +10.880 | 1:11.520 | 73 | 184.810 | 15 | |
| 12 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 78 | +2 laps | 1:36:24.420 | 2 laps | +10.580 | 1:12.650 | 74 | 184.470 | 23 | |
| 13 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 1:33:48.240 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:11.380 | 72 | 187.160 | 13 | |
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 77 | +3 laps | 1:35:29.540 | 3 laps | +1:41.300 | 1:13.220 | 52 | 183.850 | 19 | |
| 15 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +5 laps | 1:35:37.150 | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:14.550 | 74 | 178.830 | 22 | |
| 16 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +5 laps | 1:35:44.810 | 5 laps | +7.660 | 1:13.300 | 71 | 178.600 | 24 | |
| 17 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 75 | +5 laps | 1:35:53.890 | 5 laps | +9.080 | 1:12.940 | 74 | 178.310 | 17 | |
| 18 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +7 laps | 1:36:28.960 | 7 laps | 2 laps | 1:13.010 | 66 | 172.510 | 21 | |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 71 | Suspension | 1:32:09.800 | 1:12.770 | 30 | 175.640 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 53 | Engine | 1:05:03.300 | 1:12.390 | 45 | 185.750 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 52 | Accident | 1:02:39.340 | 1:11.130 | 49 | 189.220 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 51 | Brakes | 1:11:19.000 | 1:12.680 | 43 | 163.050 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 45 | Engine | 59:16.590 | 1:13.330 | 43 | 173.090 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 23 | Spun off | 28:14.900 | 1:12.580 | 2 | 185.640 | 6 | |||
| DNQ | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | France | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| WD | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear |