British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit · 14 July 1979
Round 9🇬🇧 UK1979
Length
5.891 km
Corners
18
Laps
52
Type
Permanent
First GP
1950
Weekend Points
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Regazzoni 9 + Jones 0 | Regazzoni 9 + Jones 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | Renault Arnoux 6 + Jabouille 0 | Arnoux 6 + Jabouille 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Tyrrell Jarier 4 + Pironi 0 | Jarier 4 + Pironi 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | McLaren Watson 3 + Tambay 0 | Watson 3 + Tambay 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Ferrari Scheckter 2 + Villeneuve 0 | Scheckter 2 + Villeneuve 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Ligier Ickx 1 + Laffite 0 | Ickx 1 + Laffite 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Team Lotus Reutemann 0 + Rebaque 0 + Andretti 0 | Reutemann 0 + Rebaque 0 + Andretti 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Shadow Lammers 0 + Angelis 0 | Lammers 0 + Angelis 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ensign Gaillard 0 | Gaillard 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Arrows Patrese 0 + Mass 0 | Patrese 0 + Mass 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Wolf Rosberg 0 | Rosberg 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 | Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo Lauda 0 + Piquet 0 | Lauda 0 + Piquet 0 | 0 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni Williams | Williams | 1:26:11.170 | 68 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | René Arnoux Renault | Renault | +24.280s | 68 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 67 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 67 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jacky Ickx Ligier | Ligier | +1 Lap | 67 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | McLaren | DNF Out of fuel | 66 | — | — | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 66 | — | — | |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 66 | — | — | |
| 10 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 66 | — | — | |
| 11 | Jan Lammers Shadow | Shadow | +3 Laps | 65 | — | — | |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis Shadow | Shadow | +3 Laps | 65 | — | — | |
| 13 | Patrick Gaillard Ensign | Ensign | +3 Laps | 65 | — | — | |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Fuel system | 63 | — | — | |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | Arrows | DNF Gearbox | 45 | — | — | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | DNF Engine | 44 | — | — | |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg Wolf | Wolf | DNF Fuel system | 44 | — | — | |
| 18 | Alan Jones Williams | Williams | DNF Water pump | 38 | — | — | |
| 19 | Jochen Mass Arrows | Arrows | DNF Gearbox | 37 | — | — | |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF Engine | 25 | — | — | |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | Renault | DNF Turbo | 21 | — | — | |
| 22 | Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Brakes | 12 | — | — | |
| 23 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Wheel | 3 | — | — | |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Spun off | 1 | — | — |