← 1979 Season
British Grand Prix 1979
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
| 1 |
Clay Regazzoni |
Williams |
4 |
68 |
1:26:11.170 |
— |
9 |
| 2 |
René Arnoux |
Renault |
5 |
68 |
+24.280 |
— |
6 |
| 3 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Tyrrell |
16 |
67 |
+1 Lap |
— |
4 |
| 4 |
John Watson |
McLaren |
7 |
67 |
+1 Lap |
— |
3 |
| 5 |
Jody Scheckter |
Ferrari |
11 |
67 |
+1 Lap |
— |
2 |
| 6 |
Jacky Ickx |
Ligier |
17 |
67 |
+1 Lap |
— |
1 |
| 7 |
Patrick Tambay |
McLaren |
18 |
66 |
Out of fuel |
— |
0 |
| 8 |
Carlos Reutemann |
Team Lotus |
8 |
66 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 9 |
Hector Rebaque |
Team Lotus |
26 |
66 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 10 |
Didier Pironi |
Tyrrell |
15 |
66 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 11 |
Jan Lammers |
Shadow |
21 |
65 |
+3 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 12 |
Elio de Angelis |
Shadow |
12 |
65 |
+3 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 13 |
Patrick Gaillard |
Ensign |
23 |
65 |
+3 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 14 |
Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari |
13 |
63 |
Fuel system |
— |
0 |
| 15 |
Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows |
19 |
45 |
Gearbox |
— |
0 |
| 16 |
Jacques Laffite |
Ligier |
10 |
44 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 17 |
Keke Rosberg |
Wolf |
14 |
44 |
Fuel system |
— |
0 |
| 18 |
Alan Jones |
Williams |
1 |
38 |
Water pump |
— |
0 |
| 19 |
Jochen Mass |
Arrows |
20 |
37 |
Gearbox |
— |
0 |
| 20 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi |
22 |
25 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 21 |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault |
2 |
21 |
Turbo |
— |
0 |
| 22 |
Niki Lauda |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
6 |
12 |
Brakes |
— |
0 |
| 23 |
Mario Andretti |
Team Lotus |
9 |
3 |
Wheel |
— |
0 |
| 24 |
Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
3 |
1 |
Spun off |
— |
0 |
Tyre Strategy
Lap Times
Race Trace (Position by Lap)