| «1979-08» | France Grand Prix - LXV Grand Prix de France |
| 1979-07-01 | Dijon-Prenois - 80 laps × 3.8 km : 304.0 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:07.190 | 203.602 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:07.450 | +00.260 (+0.387%) | +00.260 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:07.650 | +00.460 (+0.685%) | +00.200 |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:08.130 | +00.940 (+1.399%) | +00.480 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 01:08.150 | +00.960 (+1.429%) | +00.020 |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:08.200 | +01.010 (+1.503%) | +00.050 |
| 7 | 7 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:08.230 | +01.040 (+1.548%) | +00.030 |
| 8 | 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:08.550 | +01.360 (+2.024%) | +00.320 |
| 9 | 9 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:08.650 | +01.460 (+2.173%) | +00.100 |
| 10 | 10 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:08.800 | +01.610 (+2.396%) | +00.150 |
| 11 | 11 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:08.950 | +01.760 (+2.619%) | +00.150 |
| 12 | 12 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.350 | +02.160 (+3.215%) | +00.400 |
| 13 | 13 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.360 | +02.170 (+3.230%) | +00.010 |
| 14 | 14 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.680 | +02.490 (+3.706%) | +00.320 |
| 15 | 15 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.970 | +02.780 (+4.138%) | +00.290 |
| 16 | 16 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.150 | +02.960 (+4.405%) | +00.180 |
| 17 | 17 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:10.590 | +03.400 (+5.060%) | +00.440 |
| 18 | 18 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.610 | +03.420 (+5.090%) | +00.020 |
| 19 | 19 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.700 | +03.510 (+5.224%) | +00.090 |
| 20 | 20 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.920 | +03.730 (+5.551%) | +00.220 |
| 21 | 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:11.140 | +03.950 (+5.879%) | +00.220 |
| 22 | 22 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:11.140 | +03.950 (+5.879%) | +00.000 |
| 23 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:11.750 | +04.560 (+6.787%) | +00.610 | |
| 24 | 23 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:11.970 | +04.780 (+7.114%) | +00.220 |
| 25 | 24 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.230 | +05.040 (+7.501%) | +00.260 |
| 26 | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.000 | +05.810 (+8.647%) | +00.770 | |
| 27 | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.950 | +07.760 (+11.549%) | +01.950 |