Season
1979
Race
9. British Grand Prix
1979 British Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 52.0786, -1.01694
- Altitude
- 153 m
- Race number
- 322
R
14/07/1979 00:00 · Europe/London · 68 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 4 | +3 | 68 | 1:26:11.170 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | +3 | 68 | 1:26:35.450 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | +13 | 67 | — | 4 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | +3 | 67 | — | 3 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | +6 | 67 | — | 2 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 6 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 17 | +11 | 67 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | +11 | 66 | — | 0 | Out of fuel | — | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 8 | = | 66 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 26 | +17 | 66 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 15 | +5 | 66 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +10 | 65 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 12 | = | 65 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 23 | +10 | 65 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | -1 | 63 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | +4 | 45 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | -6 | 44 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 14 | -3 | 44 | — | 0 | Fuel system | — | |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | -17 | 38 | — | 0 | Water pump | — | |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | +1 | 37 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | +2 | 25 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | -19 | 21 | — | 0 | Turbo | — | |
| 22 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | -16 | 12 | — | 0 | Brakes | — | |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | -14 | 3 | — | 0 | Wheel | — | |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | -21 | 1 | — | 0 | Spun off | — |