British Grand Prix
Clay Regazzoni (Williams) won the 1979 British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit.
Circuit Silverstone Circuit
LocationSilverstone, UK
Date14 July 1979
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 4 | 68 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | 68 | Finished | 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 |