Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Chikwata chacho hachina kupinda munhangemutange mbiri dzokutanga dza1978, muArgentina neBrazil, asi chakadzokera kuKyalami. Jabouille akachengetedza nzvimbo yakanakisisa yekodzero yeRenault kusvika nhasi, nenzvimbo yechitanhatu, chete 0.71 masekondi shure kwepolesitter Niki Lauda muBrabham. Akadonha kunze kwemapoinzi pakutanga kwemujaho asati aenda pamudyandigere nematambudziko emagetsi mulap 39. MuLong Beach, Jabouille akakwanisa 13th, asi akarega sezvo turbo yakatadza zvakare muchikamu che 44. Akanga ari wegumi nemaviri mukukodzera kwechikwata chekutanga Monaco Grand Prix
, uye yakapa chikwata chavo chekutanga kupedza muFormula One, vachipedza vari pachinzvimbo chegumi mavhiri mana kumashure kweanokunda mujaho Tyrrell's Patrick Depailler.