Round 9 | Silverstone Circuit
British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit, 1979-07-14. Clay Regazzoni won it for Williams. Podium: Clay Regazzoni, René Arnoux, Jean-Pierre Jarier.
Winner
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit
UK
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 4 | 68 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | 68 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | 67 | +1 Lap | 4.0 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3.0 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2.0 |
| 6 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 17 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 66 | Out of fuel | 0.0 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 8 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 26 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 15 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 11 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0.0 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 12 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0.0 |
| 13 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 23 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | 63 | Fuel system | 0.0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 45 | Gearbox | 0.0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 44 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 14 | 44 | Fuel system | 0.0 |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 38 | Water pump | 0.0 |
| R | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 37 | Gearbox | 0.0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 25 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | 21 | Turbo | 0.0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | 12 | Brakes | 0.0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 3 | Wheel | 0.0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | 1 | Spun off | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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