 The team missed the Monaco Grand Prix a fortnight later, but returned in France for the race at Dijon-Prenois.Giacomelli's qualifying pace was not so strong, and he started the race in 17th place, nearly 3.5 seconds behind Jean-Pierre Jabouille's pole time in the Renault.Another poor start put him 20th at the end of lap 1, although he quickly passed Jan Lammers's struggling Shadow.