British Grand Prix
1979 · Round 9 · Silverstone, United Kingdom · Jul 14, 1979Race summary
Victory went to Regazzoni (from 4th on the grid), with a 24.3s margin. Rebaque made the biggest gain, from 26th on the grid to 9th (up 17 places). Villeneuve had a difficult race, dropping from 13th to 14th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 45 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 44 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 14 | 44 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 38 | Water pump | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 37 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | 21 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 12 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 3 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |