| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 80 | 1:35:20.420 | 191.315 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 80 | +14.590 | +14.590 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 80 | +14.830 | +00.240 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 80 | +36.610 | +21.780 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 80 | +01:04.510 | +27.900 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 80 | +01:05.510 | +01.000 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 16 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 20 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | ||
| 11 | 15 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | ||
| 12 | 23 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | ||
| 13 | 13 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 77 | collision | ||
| 14 | 19 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | ||
| 15 | 22 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 75 | +5 laps | ||
| 16 | 24 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 75 | +5 laps | ||
| 17 | 17 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 75 | +5 laps | ||
| 18 | 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 73 | +7 laps | ||
| 11 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 71 | suspension | |||
| 18 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 53 | engine | |||
| 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 52 | accident | |||
| 12 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 51 | suspension | |||
| 14 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 45 | engine | |||
| 6 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 23 | spin | |||
| DNS | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | tyre | ||||
| DNQ | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:09.160 - 197.802 km/h - René Arnoux (lap 71)