French Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
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| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 1:33:33.217 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | +17.308 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 3 | +42.128 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 5 | +1:16.241 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 10 | +1:30.994 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 15 | +1:32.339 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Derek Daly | Williams | 11 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 9 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 8 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 23 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 18 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Geoff Lees | Team Lotus | 24 | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 20 | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 16 | +3 Laps | |
| 15 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 14 | +4 Laps | |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 19 | +5 Laps | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 7 | Spun off | |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | Engine | |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 13 | Fuel system | |
| R | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | Electrical | |
| R | Jochen Mass | March | 26 | Spun off | |
| R | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 25 | Collision | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 4 | Engine | |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 22 | Spun off | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 17 | Halfshaft | |
| R | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 21 | Electrical |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time/Status | Points |
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