Great Britain (1979)

Date: 14 July 1979

Location: Silverstone, United Kingdom

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 9 68 Williams Ford Goodyear
2 France René Arnoux 6 68 Renault Renault Michelin
3 France Jean-Pierre Jarier 4 67 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
4 United Kingdom John Watson 3 67 McLaren Ford Goodyear
5 South Africa Jody Scheckter 2 67 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
6 Belgium Jacky Ickx 1 67 Ligier Ford Goodyear
7 France Patrick Tambay 0 66 McLaren Ford Goodyear
8 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 0 66 Lotus Ford Goodyear
9 Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 66 Lotus Ford Goodyear
10 France Didier Pironi 0 66 Tyrrell Ford Goodyear
11 Netherlands Jan Lammers 0 65 Shadow Ford Goodyear
12 Italy Elio de Angelis 0 65 Shadow Ford Goodyear
13 France Patrick Gaillard 0 65 Ensign Ford Goodyear
14 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 63 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 45 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNF Finland Keke Rosberg 0 44 Wolf Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jacques Laffite 0 44 Ligier Ford Goodyear
DNF Australia Alan Jones 0 38 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNF Germany Jochen Mass 0 37 Arrows Ford Goodyear
DNF Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 0 25 Fittipaldi Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 0 21 Renault Renault Michelin
DNF Austria Niki Lauda 0 12 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNF United States of America Mario Andretti 0 3 Lotus Ford Goodyear
DNF Brazil Nelson Piquet 0 1 Brabham Alfa Romeo Goodyear
DNQ Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 0 ATS Ford Goodyear
DNQ Italy Arturo Merzario 0 Merzario Ford Goodyear
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

No qualifying data available.

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1979 Marlboro British Grand Prix (1979)

Date: 1979-07-14 · Circuit: Silverstone (United Kingdom)

Podium
  1. Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Williams 9 pts
  2. René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 6 pts
  3. Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Tyrrell 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Williams 4 +3 1:26:11.170 9
2 René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 5 +3 1:26:35.450 6
3 Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier Tyrrell 16 +13 4
4 John Marshall Watson McLaren 7 +3 3
5 Jody David Scheckter Ferrari 11 +6 2
6 Jacques Bernard Ickx Ligier 17 +11 1
7 Patrick Daniel Tambay McLaren 18 +11 Out of fuel
8 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 8 0
9 Héctor Alonso Rebaque Lotus 24 +15
10 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Tyrrell 15 +5
11 Johannes Lammers Shadow 21 +10
12 Elio de Angelis Shadow 12 0
13 Patrick Gaillard Ensign 23 +10
14 Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 13 -1 Fuel system
Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 19 Gearbox
Keijo Erik Rosberg Wolf 14 Fuel system
Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 10 Engine
Alan Stanley Jones Williams 1 Water pump
Jochen Richard Mass Arrows 20 Gearbox
Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 22 Engine
Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 2 Turbo
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 6 Brakes
Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 9 Wheel bearing
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 3 Spun off
Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS
Arturo Francesco Merzario Merzario
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 1
2 Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille Renault 2
3 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 3
4 Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni Williams 4
5 René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 5
6 Andreas Nikolaus Lauda Brabham 6
7 John Marshall Watson McLaren 7
8 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Lotus 8
9 Mario Gabriele Andretti Lotus 9
10 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 10

Fastest Lap

Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni (Williams) – 1:26:11.170

Driver of the Day

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