British Grand Prix 1979 Results

Round 9 · Silverstone

British Grand Prix

Silverstone Circuit · UK

Race results

British Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Clay RegazzoniC. Regazzoni	Williams	4	3	68	Leader	—	9
02	René ArnouxR. Arnoux	Renault	5	3	68	+24.280	—	6
03	Jean-Pierre JarierJ. Jarier	Tyrrell	16	13	67	+1 lap	—	4
04	John WatsonJ. Watson	McLaren	7	3	67	+1 lap	—	3
05	Jody ScheckterJ. Scheckter	Ferrari	11	6	67	+1 lap	—	2
06	Jacky IckxJ. Ickx	Ligier	17	11	67	+1 lap	—	1
07	Patrick TambayP. Tambay	McLaren	18	11	66	Out of fuel	—	0
08	Carlos ReutemannC. Reutemann	Team Lotus	8	—	66	+2 laps	—	0
09	Hector RebaqueH. Rebaque	Team Lotus	24	15	66	+2 laps	—	0
10	Didier PironiD. Pironi	Tyrrell	15	5	66	+2 laps	—	0
11	Jan LammersJ. Lammers	Shadow	21	10	65	+3 laps	—	0
12	Elio de AngelisE. D. Angelis	Shadow	12	—	65	+3 laps	—	0
13	Patrick GaillardP. Gaillard	Ensign	23	10	65	+3 laps	—	0
14	Gilles VilleneuveG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	13	1	63	Fuel system	—	0
DNF	Riccardo PatreseR. Patrese	Arrows	19	4	45	Gearbox	—	0
DNF	Keke RosbergK. Rosberg	Wolf	14	2	44	Fuel system	—	0
DNF	Jacques LaffiteJ. Laffite	Ligier	10	7	44	Engine	—	0
DNF	Alan JonesA. Jones	Williams	1	17	38	Water pump	—	0
DNF	Jochen MassJ. Mass	Arrows	20	1	37	Gearbox	—	0
DNF	Emerson FittipaldiE. Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	22	2	25	Engine	—	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre JabouilleJ. Jabouille	Renault	2	19	21	Turbo	—	0
DNF	Niki LaudaN. Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	6	16	12	Brakes	—	0
DNF	Mario AndrettiM. Andretti	Team Lotus	9	14	3	Wheel bearing	—	0
DNF	Nelson PiquetN. Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	3	21	1	Spun off	—	0
DNS	Hans-Joachim StuckH. Stuck	ATS	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Arturo MerzarioA. Merzario	Merzario	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0

Round 9 · Silverstone

British Grand Prix

Silverstone Circuit · UK

Race results

British Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Clay RegazzoniC. Regazzoni	Williams	4	3	68	Leader	—	9
02	René ArnouxR. Arnoux	Renault	5	3	68	+24.280	—	6
03	Jean-Pierre JarierJ. Jarier	Tyrrell	16	13	67	+1 lap	—	4
04	John WatsonJ. Watson	McLaren	7	3	67	+1 lap	—	3
05	Jody ScheckterJ. Scheckter	Ferrari	11	6	67	+1 lap	—	2
06	Jacky IckxJ. Ickx	Ligier	17	11	67	+1 lap	—	1
07	Patrick TambayP. Tambay	McLaren	18	11	66	Out of fuel	—	0
08	Carlos ReutemannC. Reutemann	Team Lotus	8	—	66	+2 laps	—	0
09	Hector RebaqueH. Rebaque	Team Lotus	24	15	66	+2 laps	—	0
10	Didier PironiD. Pironi	Tyrrell	15	5	66	+2 laps	—	0
11	Jan LammersJ. Lammers	Shadow	21	10	65	+3 laps	—	0
12	Elio de AngelisE. D. Angelis	Shadow	12	—	65	+3 laps	—	0
13	Patrick GaillardP. Gaillard	Ensign	23	10	65	+3 laps	—	0
14	Gilles VilleneuveG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	13	1	63	Fuel system	—	0
DNF	Riccardo PatreseR. Patrese	Arrows	19	4	45	Gearbox	—	0
DNF	Keke RosbergK. Rosberg	Wolf	14	2	44	Fuel system	—	0
DNF	Jacques LaffiteJ. Laffite	Ligier	10	7	44	Engine	—	0
DNF	Alan JonesA. Jones	Williams	1	17	38	Water pump	—	0
DNF	Jochen MassJ. Mass	Arrows	20	1	37	Gearbox	—	0
DNF	Emerson FittipaldiE. Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	22	2	25	Engine	—	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre JabouilleJ. Jabouille	Renault	2	19	21	Turbo	—	0
DNF	Niki LaudaN. Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	6	16	12	Brakes	—	0
DNF	Mario AndrettiM. Andretti	Team Lotus	9	14	3	Wheel bearing	—	0
DNF	Nelson PiquetN. Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	3	21	1	Spun off	—	0
DNS	Hans-Joachim StuckH. Stuck	ATS	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0
DNS	Arturo MerzarioA. Merzario	Merzario	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	—	0

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Championship impact

Fastest lap

Clay Regazzoni1:14.400

Recorded on lap 39.

Driver championship impact

P6Clay Regazzoni5+916 pts after race

P10René Arnoux3+610 pts after race

P7Jean-Pierre Jarier1+413 pts after race

P9John Watson+311 pts after race

P1Jody Scheckter+232 pts after race

Constructor championship impact

P4Williams1+923 pts after race

P6Renault+619 pts after race

P5Tyrrell1+421 pts after race

P7McLaren+311 pts after race

P1Ferrari+262 pts after race

1979 Formula 1 results

1979 Formula 1 results

Fastest lap

Fastest lap