The winner of the 1979 French Grand Prix was Jean-Pierre Jabouille, a French-born Formula One racer who finished his career with 2 Formula One World Championship wins.
Jean-Pierre Jabouille (1942-10-01) 1 October 1942 (age 78)
Paris, France He raced in 55 Formula One Grands Prix, collecting two wins during the first years of Renault's turbocharged programme in the late 1970s and early 1980s. 
