The Turbo Era · Round 5
French Grand Prix
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The result
Classification
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / Retirement | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 9 | 79 | 01:31:11.951 | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Tambay | Renault | 1 | 79 | +7.154 | 6 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 6 | 79 | +23.969 | 4 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 11 | 79 | +43.706 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 2 | 79 | +1:06.125 | 2 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 4 | 78 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | McLaren | 5 | 78 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 12 | 78 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Teo Fabi | Brabham | 17 | 78 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ligier | 26 | 77 | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 14 | 77 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 25 | 74 | +5 Laps | |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | RAM | 21 | 72 | +7 Laps | |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | Tyrrell | 23 | 76 | Disqualified | |
| 15 | Mauro Baldi | Spirit | 24 | 61 | Engine | |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Renault | 7 | 53 | Accident | |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 19 | 51 | Accident | |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 51 | Engine | |
| 19 | Ayrton Senna | Toleman | 13 | 35 | Turbo | |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | 10 | 33 | Engine | |
| 21 | Johnny Cecotto | Toleman | 18 | 22 | Turbo | |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 15 | Engine | |
| 23 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 11 | Turbo | |
| 24 | Stefan Bellof | Tyrrell | 20 | 11 | Disqualified | |
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 8 | 5 | Clutch | |
| 26 | Philippe Alliot | RAM | 22 | 4 | Electrical |
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