← 1979 Season
Round 9 · GP · 1979
British Grand Prix
14 Jul 1979Silverstone CircuitUKfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 4 | 68 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | 68 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | 67 | +1 Lap | 4 | — |
| P4 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 | — |
| P5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| P6 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 17 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | 66 | Out of fuel | 0 | — |
| P8 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 8 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P9 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 26 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 15 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 12 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 23 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | 63 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| P15 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 45 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 44 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P17 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 14 | 44 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| P18 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 38 | Water pump | 0 | — |
| P19 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 37 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 25 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | 21 | Turbo | 0 | — |
| P22 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | 12 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| P23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | 3 | Wheel | 0 | — |
| P24 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 1 | Spun off | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — |
| P2 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — |
| P3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P4 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | — | — | — |
| P5 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — |
| P6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P7 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P8 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P9 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P14 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | — | — | — |
| P15 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P20 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — |
| P22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| P23 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P24 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | — | — | — |