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Event: Championnat du Monde F1, 65e Grand Prix de France			Date: 1.7.1979
Track: Circuit des Dijon-Prenois (France), unknown length		Organiser: de l'A.C.F.
GP France
Formula 1 World Championship (round 8)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
1^st	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS10 Turbo	Renault Elf	80
2^nd	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T4	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	80
3^rd	16	René Arnoux	Renault RS10 Turbo	Renault Elf	80
4^th	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW07 Ford	Saudia Williams	80
5^th	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Candy Tyrrell Team	80
6^th	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams FW07 Ford	Saudia Williams	80
7^th	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312 T4	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	79
8^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	79
9^th	20	Keke Rosberg	Wolf WR8 Ford	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	79
10^th	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M28C Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	78
11^th	7	John Watson	McLaren M28C Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	78
12^th	31	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 79 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team	78
13^th	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus	77	Accident
14^th	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A2 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	77
15^th	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows A2 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	75
16^th	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow DN9B Ford	Interscope Shadow Racing	75
17^th	35	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo T177	Autodelta Spa	75
18^th	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing	73

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Candy Tyrrell Team	71	Rear suspension
14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	53	Engine
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	52	Accident
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus 80 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus	51	Brakes
25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	45	Engine
5	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team	23	Spun & stalled

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS D2 Ford	ATS Wheels	Tyres

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
22	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign N179 Ford	Team Ensign
24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A2 Ford	Team Merzario

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	1T	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus		Spare car
	2T	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus 79 Ford	Martini Racing Team Lotus		Spare car
	3T	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 009 Ford	Candy Tyrrell Team		Spare car
	5T	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing Team		Spare car
	9T	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS D2 Ford	ATS Wheels		Spare car
	11T	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari 312 T4	Spa Ferrari SEFAC		Spare car
	18T	Elio de Angelis	Shadow DN9B Ford	Interscope Shadow Racing		Spare car
	26T	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes		Spare car
	27T	Alan Jones	Williams FW07 Ford	Saudia Williams		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
7T		McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	Spare car
15T		Renault RS10 Turbo	Renault Elf	Spare car
17T		Shadow DN9B Ford	Samson Shadow Racing	Spare car
20T		Wolf WR7 Ford	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Spare car
25T		Ligier JS11 Ford	Ligier Gitanes	Spare car
29T	Jochen Mass	Arrows A1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Spare car
31T		Lotus 78 Ford	Rebaque F1 Team	Spare car

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