1979 British Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Silverstone, 68 laps |
| Round | 9 of 15 |
| Race numbers | The 1979 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 68 | 1hr 26m 11.170s | 9 |
| 2 | +3 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 68 | +24.280s | 6 |
| 3 | +13 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +3 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +6 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 67 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +11 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +11 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 66 | DNF | |
| 8 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | +15 | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 66 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +5 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +10 | (NLD) Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +3 laps (60.000s) | ||
| 13 | +10 | (FRA) Patrick Gaillard | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +3 laps | |
| 14 | -1 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 63 | DNF | |
| R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Patrick Tambay ended lap 66 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
- Gilles Villeneuve ended lap 63 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
- Elio de Angelis received a 60-second time penalty for a jump start. He originally finished P11.
- Alan Jones ended lap 38 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:11.880
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
| 3 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 4 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault |
| 6 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 7 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
| 12 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| 14 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | ||
| 20 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | (NLD) Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | (FRA) Patrick Gaillard | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 32 |
| 2 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 26 |
| 3 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 24 |
| 4 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 20 |
| 5 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 20 |
| 6 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 16 |
| 7 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 13 |
| 8 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 12 |
| 9 | (GBR) John Watson | 11 |
| 10 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 10 |
| 11 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 |
| 12 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 8 |
| 13 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 7 |
| 14 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
| 15 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
| = | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 1 |
| = | (DEU) Jochen Mass | 1 |
| = | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Patrick Gaillard
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Williams (17th constructor to start 50 races)
- Wins
- 5th and last for Clay Regazzoni (first win since 1976; only win for Williams; 1st driver to win the British Grand Prix for Williams)
- 1st for Williams (27th different winner)
- Podiums
- 25th for Clay Regazzoni
- 3rd and last for Jean-Pierre Jarier
- 2nd for Rene Arnoux
- 68th for Tyrrell
- 5th for Williams
- 3rd for Renault
- Poles
- 1st for Alan Jones (55th different polesitter, 2nd Australian driver; first Australian driver 1970)
- 1st for Williams (27th different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- 14th for Clay Regazzoni (first since 1976; first for Williams)
- 3rd for Williams
- Front row starts
- 3rd for Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- 1st for Alan Jones (96th different front row starter, 2nd Australian driver; first Australian front row starter since 1970)
- Win & fastest lap
- 4th and last for Clay Regazzoni (first since 1976; first Swiss driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1976; only win and fastest lap for Williams)