Tags: Grand Prix.
The 1979 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 1 July 1979 at Dijon.It marked the first victory of a turbocharged car in Formula One with Renault overcoming the reliability problems that had initially plagued their car. For Jean-Pierre Jabouille it was a victory on home soil driving a French car (Renault) on French tyres (Michelin) powered by a French engine (Renault) burning French fuel (Elf).
