1979 British Grand Prix Results

14 Jul 1979 · Round 9 of 15 · Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK · 68 laps · Wikipedia

Race in 1979

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Grid	+/-	Time/Status	PtsPoints
1	WilliamsC. Regazzoni	Williams	68	4	▲3+3	1:26:11.170	9
2	RenaultR. ArnouxCareer best	Renault	68	5	▲3+3	+24.280	6
3	TyrrellJ. Jarier	Tyrrell	67	16	▲13+13	+1 Lap	4
4	McLarenJ. Watson	McLaren	67	7	▲3+3	+1 Lap	3
5	FerrariJ. Scheckter	Ferrari	67	11	▲6+6	+1 Lap	2
6	LigierJ. Ickx	Ligier	67	17	▲11+11	+1 Lap	1
7	McLarenP. Tambay	McLaren	66	18	▲11+11	Out of fuel	0
8	Team LotusC. Reutemann	Team Lotus	66	8	–0	+2 Laps	0
9	Team LotusH. Rebaque	Team Lotus	66	26	▲17+17	+2 Laps	0
10	TyrrellD. Pironi	Tyrrell	66	15	▲5+5	+2 Laps	0
11	ShadowJ. Lammers	Shadow	65	21	▲10+10	+3 Laps	0
12	ShadowE. de Angelis	Shadow	65	12	–0	+3 Laps	0
13	EnsignP. Gaillard	Ensign	65	23	▲10+10	+3 Laps	0
14	FerrariG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	63	13	▼1-1	Fuel system	0
R	ArrowsR. Patrese	Arrows	45	19	––	Gearbox	0
R	LigierJ. Laffite	Ligier	44	10	––	Engine	0
R	WolfK. Rosberg	Wolf	44	14	––	Fuel system	0
R	WilliamsA. Jones	Williams	38	1	––	Water pump	0
R	ArrowsJ. Mass	Arrows	37	20	––	Gearbox	0
R	FittipaldiE. Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	25	22	––	Engine	0
R	RenaultJ. Jabouille	Renault	21	2	––	Turbo	0
R	Brabham-Alfa RomeoN. Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	6	––	Brakes	0
R	Team LotusM. Andretti	Team Lotus	3	9	––	Wheel	0
R	Brabham-Alfa RomeoN. Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1	3	––	Spun off	0

Tags mark a driver's first Grand Prix win, podium or points finish, or best classified finish to date.

Qualifying results are not available before 1994. The starting grid is in the race results.