Kammala wannan jumla: 1979 ya ga Renault ya fadada don gudanar da mota na biyu don René Arnoux. Jabouille ya tabbatar da Renault na farko na Formula One a
Grand Prix na Afirka ta Kudu, sannan suka sami nasarar farko, daidai a Grand Prix na Faransa, kuma daga pole. Wannan ita ce nasara ta farko ga motar turbocharged a cikin Formula One. Ya ɗauki ƙarin poles guda biyu, a Grands Prix na Jamus da Italiya, amma rashin aminci yana nufin nasara ita ce kawai nasararsa.