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1979 French Grand Prix

OverviewGridRace Entries
RaceQualifying
ResultFastest lapsLeaders
PNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredAvg
Speed		GridPts
115Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault801:35:20.42191.31519
212Gilles VilleneuveFerrari80+ 14.59 secs190.82836
316René ArnouxRenault80+ 14.83 secs190.82024
427Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth80+ 36.61 secs190.09873
54Jean-Pierre JarierTyrrell-Ford Cosworth80+ 1m 4.51 secs189.181102
628Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford Cosworth80+ 1m 5.51 secs189.14991
711Jody ScheckterFerrari79+ 1 Lap188.2255
826Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford Cosworth79+ 1 Lap187.4788
920Keke RosbergWolf-Ford Cosworth79+ 1 Lap187.08816
108Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth78+ 2 Laps185.15520
117John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth78+ 2 Laps184.80615
1231Hector RebaqueLotus-Ford Cosworth78+ 2 Laps184.46823
132Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford Cosworth77Accident187.15613
1429Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth77+ 3 Laps183.84719
1530Jochen MassArrows-Ford Cosworth75+ 5 Laps178.83422
1618Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford Cosworth75+ 5 Laps178.59624
1735Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo75+ 5 Laps178.31417
1817Jan LammersShadow-Ford Cosworth73+ 7 Laps172.50821
Ret3Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth71Rear suspension175.64511
Ret14Emerson FittipaldiCopersucar-Ford Cosworth53Engine185.75118
Ret6Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo52Accident189.2254
Ret1Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth51Brakes163.04712
Ret25Jacky IckxLigier-Ford Cosworth45Engine173.13614
Ret5Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo23Spun off185.6396
DNS9Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford CosworthTyre dispute
DNQ22Patrick GaillardEnsign-Ford Cosworth
DNQ24Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap: 1:09.16 - René Arnoux (Lap 71)