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British Grand Prix 1979

Round 9 of 15  · 14 July 1979  · Silverstone  · 68 laps

Fastest Lap Clay Regazzoni 1:14.400 (lap 39)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 REG Clay Regazzoni FL Williams 4 1:26:11.170 9
2 ARN René Arnoux Renault 5 +24.280 6
3 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 16 +1 lap 4
4 WAT John Watson McLaren 7 +1 lap 3
5 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 11 +1 lap 2
6 ICK Jacky Ickx Ligier 17 +1 lap 1
7 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 18 Out of fuel
8 REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 8 +2 laps
9 REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 24 +2 laps
10 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 15 +2 laps
11 LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 21 +3 laps
12 DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 12 +3 laps
13 GAI Patrick Gaillard Ensign 23 +3 laps
14 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 13 Fuel system
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 19 Gearbox
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg Wolf 14 Fuel system
DNF LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 10 Engine
DNF JON Alan Jones Williams 1 Water pump
DNF MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 20 Gearbox
DNF FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 22 Engine
DNF JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 2 Turbo
DNF LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 6 Brakes
DNF AND Mario Andretti Lotus 9 Wheel bearing
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 3 Spun off
DNQ STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS
DNQ MER Arturo Merzario Merzario

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:11.880
2 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:12.480
3 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:12.650
4 REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 1:13.110
5 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:13.290
6 LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 1:13.440
7 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:13.570
8 REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 1:13.870
9 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 1:14.200
10 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:14.370
11 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:14.600
12 DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 1:14.870
13 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:14.900
14 ROS Keke Rosberg Wolf 1:14.960
15 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:15.280
16 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 1:15.630
17 ICK Jacky Ickx Ligier 1:15.630
18 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:15.670
19 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:15.770
20 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 1:16.190
21 LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 1:16.660
22 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:16.680
23 GAI Patrick Gaillard Ensign 1:17.070
24 REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 1:17.320
25 STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 1:17.440
26 MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 1:19.570