1979 SEASON · ROUND 9
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit · Silverstone · 14 July 1979
Race
Saturday
RACE RESULTS
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM | GRID | LAP | TIME / GAP | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 |
 Regazzoni
|
Williams | 4 | 68 | 1:26:11.170total | 9 |
| P2 |
 Arnoux
|
Renault | 5 | 68 | +24.280 | 6 |
| P3 |
Jarier
|
Tyrrell | 16 | 67 | 1 laps down | 4 |
| P4 |
Watson
|
McLaren | 7 | 67 | 1 laps down | 3 |
| P5 |
 Scheckter
|
Ferrari | 11 | 67 | 1 laps down | 2 |
| P6 |
 Ickx
|
Ligier | 17 | 67 | 1 laps down | 1 |
| P7 |
Tambay
|
McLaren | 18 | 66 | Out of fuel | - |
| P8 |
 Reutemann
|
Team Lotus | 8 | 66 | 2 laps down | - |
| P9 |
 Rebaque
|
Team Lotus | 26 | 66 | 2 laps down | - |
| P10 |
Pironi
|
Tyrrell | 15 | 66 | 2 laps down | - |
| P11 |
 Lammers
|
Shadow | 21 | 65 | 3 laps down | - |
| P12 |
 de Angelis
|
Shadow | 12 | 65 | 3 laps down | - |
| P13 |
Gaillard
|
Ensign | 23 | 65 | 3 laps down | - |
| P14 |
 Villeneuve
|
Ferrari | 13 | 63 | Fuel system | - |
| DNF |
Patrese
|
Arrows | 19 | 45 | Gearbox | - |
| DNF |
Laffite
|
Ligier | 10 | 44 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
 Rosberg
|
Wolf | 14 | 44 | Fuel system | - |
| DNF |
 Jones
|
Williams | 1 | 38 | Water pump | - |
| DNF |
 Mass
|
Arrows | 20 | 37 | Gearbox | - |
| DNF |
 Fittipaldi
|
Fittipaldi | 22 | 25 | Engine | - |
| DNF |
Jabouille
|
Renault | 2 | 21 | Turbo | - |
| DNF |
 Lauda
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 12 | Brakes | - |
| DNF |
 Andretti
|
Team Lotus | 9 | 3 | Wheel | - |
| DNF |
Piquet
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | 1 | Off the track | - |
