Gridpedia1979 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 14 Jul 1979
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 9 of 15
- Winner
- Clay Regazzoni (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | REGClay Regazzoni | Williams | 4 | 68 | 1:26:11.17 | 9 | |
| 2 | 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 5 | 68 | +24.28 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | 67 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 7 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | SCHJody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 25 | ICKJacky Ickx | Ligier | 17 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 66 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 8 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 31 | REBHector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 26 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 15 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | LAMJan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | DEAElio de Angelis | Shadow | 12 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | GAIPatrick Gaillard | Ensign | 23 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 12 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | 63 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 29 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 45 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 44 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Wolf | 14 | 44 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 27 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 1 | 38 | Water pump | 0 | |
| R | 30 | MASJochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 37 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 14 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 25 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | 21 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 5 | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 12 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 1 | ANDMario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 3 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 6 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | 1 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 9 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | MERArturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 32 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 1 | 20 | |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 10 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 62 |
| 2 | Ligier | 3 | 47 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 0 | 37 |
| 4 | Williams | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Renault | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Arrows | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |