Gridpedia

1979 British Grand Prix

Date
14 Jul 1979
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
Round
9 of 15
Winner
Clay Regazzoni (Williams)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 28 Clay Regazzoni Williams 4 68 1:26:11.17 9
2 16 René Arnoux Renault 5 68 +24.28 6
3 4 Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell 16 67 +1 Lap 4
4 7 John Watson McLaren 7 67 +1 Lap 3
5 11 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 11 67 +1 Lap 2
6 25 Jacky Ickx Ligier 17 67 +1 Lap 1
7 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren 18 66 Out of fuel 0
8 2 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 8 66 +2 Laps 0
9 31 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 26 66 +2 Laps 0
10 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 15 66 +2 Laps 0
11 17 Jan Lammers Shadow 21 65 +3 Laps 0
12 18 Elio de Angelis Shadow 12 65 +3 Laps 0
13 22 Patrick Gaillard Ensign 23 65 +3 Laps 0
14 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 13 63 Fuel system 0
R 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 19 45 Gearbox 0
R 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 10 44 Engine 0
R 20 Keke Rosberg Wolf 14 44 Fuel system 0
R 27 Alan Jones Williams 1 38 Water pump 0
R 30 Jochen Mass Arrows 20 37 Gearbox 0
R 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 22 25 Engine 0
R 15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 2 21 Turbo 0
R 5 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 6 12 Brakes 0
R 1 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 9 3 Wheel 0
R 6 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 3 1 Spun off 0
F 9 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS PL 0 Did not qualify 0
F 24 Arturo Merzario Merzario PL 0 Did not qualify 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Standings after this race

Drivers

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Ferrari 4 62
2 Ligier 3 47
3 Team Lotus 0 37
4 Williams 1 23
5 Tyrrell 0 21
6 Renault 1 19
7 McLaren 0 11
8 Arrows 0 3
9 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 0 1
10 Fittipaldi 0 1

Full 1979 standings