1979 British Grand Prix Results

Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone

July 14, 1979

Round 9

Race Winner

Clay Regazzoni

Williams

Circuit

Silverstone Circuit

Silverstone, UK

Fastest Race Lap

-

No data

Fastest Qualifying

TBD

Results pending

Final Classification

Complete race results from the British Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1		Clay Regazzoni	Williams	68	1:26:11.170	9
2		René Arnoux	Renault	68	+24.280	6
3		Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	67	+1 Lap	4
4		John Watson	McLaren	67	+1 Lap	3
5		Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	67	+1 Lap	2
6		Jacky Ickx	Ligier	67	+1 Lap	1
7		Patrick Tambay	McLaren	66	Out of fuel	0
8		Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	66	+2 Laps	0
9		Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	66	+2 Laps	0
10		Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	66	+2 Laps	0
11		Jan Lammers	Shadow	65	+3 Laps	0
12		Elio de Angelis	Shadow	65	+3 Laps	0
13		Patrick Gaillard	Ensign	65	+3 Laps	0
14		Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	63	Fuel system	0
15		Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	45	Gearbox	0
16		Jacques Laffite	Ligier	44	Engine	0
17		Keke Rosberg	Wolf	44	Fuel system	0
18		Alan Jones	Williams	38	Water pump	0
19		Jochen Mass	Arrows	37	Gearbox	0
20		Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	25	Engine	0
21		Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	21	Turbo	0
22		Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	Brakes	0
23		Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	3	Wheel	0
24		Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1	Spun off	0

Race Statistics

Circuit:Silverstone Circuit

Location:Silverstone, UK

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used