Round 9 · 14 Jul – 14 Jul 1979
1979 British Grand Prix
🇬🇧 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone · 52 laps
Weekend schedule
UK time, plus local track time.
| Session | UK time | Track time |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Sat 14 Jul, 01:00 | Sat 14 Jul, 01:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 4 | 1:26:11.170 | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | +24.280 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 17 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 8 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 12 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 14 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | Water pump | 0 |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Niki Lauda | — | 6 | Brakes | 0 |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | Wheel | 0 |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | — | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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