British Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sat 14th July 1979 12:00am Local
Sat 14th July 1979 12:00am UTC

Poster

Your Rating (Click a star below)

Star off icon

Total Rating
(0 users)

Thumb

Square Poster
no thumb

League
Formula 1

Season
1979

Round
9

Status

Location
Silverstone Circuit

Video Highlights

Event Statistics

Description

The 1979 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXII Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1979. It was the ninth race of the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The 68-lap race was won by Clay Regazzoni, driving a Williams-Ford. It was the first Formula One victory for the Williams team and Regazzoni's final victory in Formula One. René Arnoux finished second in a Renault, with Jean-Pierre Jarier third in a Tyrrell-Ford.

Reports

Result List

01	Clay Regazzoni	Williams Racing	1:26:11.17
02	René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	+0:24.28
03	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Tyrrell Racing	+1 Lap
04	John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
05	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1 Lap
06	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	+1 Lap
07	Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
08	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus F1	+2 Laps
09	Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	+2 Laps
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	+2 Laps
11	Jan Lammers	Shadow	+3 Laps
12	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	+3 Laps
13	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign Racing	+3 Laps
14	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
15	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
16	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	DNF
18	Alan Jones	Williams Racing	DNF
19	Jochen Mass	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	DNF
21	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	DNF
22	Niki Lauda	Brabham	DNF
23	Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	DNF
24	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	DNF
25	Hans Stuck	ATS	Did not qualify
26	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Did not qualify