#16 Renault RS10
René Arnoux
3rd place
#12
Gilles Villeneuve
2nd place
It was the perfect race for R"&"ené Arnoux in Dijon 1979. It began It was disastrous after he lost his second starting position in the French Grand Prix to his arch-rivals from England and Italy, finding himself in ninth place at the first corner. But Arnoux fought back, taking advantag"&"e of his Renault Turbo engine. With three laps to go, he was tire-to-tire with Gilles Villeneuve, who had led for a long time. Their positions changed several times until Villeneuve crossed the finish line just seconds ahead of Arnoux. In terms of intensi"&"ty and mutual respect, it was perhaps one of the best racing duels of all time in Formula 1. Jabouille won, Villeneuve finished second, but Arnoux won the hearts of his fans.
