1979 - Grand Prix of France

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1979 - Grand Prix of France

Race Name - Grand Prix of France
Date - 7/1/1979
Race Track - Circuit de Dijon-Prenois
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 80
Pole Winner Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Average Race Speed - 191.327 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Gilles Villeneuve
Race Number - 8

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1
2	3	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015
3	2	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10	Renault-Gordini EF1
4	7	Alan Jones	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	10	JeanPierre Jarier	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	9	Clay Regazzoni	AlbiladSaudia Racing Team	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	5	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4	Ferrari 015
8	8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	16	Keke Rosberg	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf WR7	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	20	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28C	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	15	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28C	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	23	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	13	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	19	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A2	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	22	Jochen Mass	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A2	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	24	Elio de Angelis	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	17	Bruno Giacomelli	Autodelta	Alfa Romeo 177	Alfa Romeo 1260
18	21	Jan Lammers	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	11	Didier Pironi	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	18	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	4	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260
22	12	Mario Andretti	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 80	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	14	Jacky Ickx	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	6	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48	Alfa Romeo 1260
25	25	HansJoachim Stuck	ATS Wheels	ATS D2	Ford Cosworth DFV