1979 season/ Round 9
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK. Sat, 14 Jul 1979. 68 laps.
UK- Winner
REGWilliams- Pole
- JONWilliams
- Fastest lap
- REG1:14.400
Weekend
Race
- René ArnouxRERenault+24.2802
- Clay RegazzoniWilliams1:26:11.1701
- Jean-Pierre JarierTYTyrrell+1 Lap3
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
LOREB
+17 places, P26 to P9
Beat our forecast
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No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
REG
1:14.400, lap 39
DNFs
10
PAT, LAF, ROS, JON, MAS, FIT, JAB, LAU, AND, PIQ
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REG | Williams | 4+3 | 1:26:11.170 | 9 |
| 2 | REARN | RERenault | 5+3 | +24.280 | 6 |
| 3 | TYJAR | TYTyrrell | 16+13 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 |  WAT | McLaren | 7+3 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 |  SCH | Ferrari | 11+6 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | LIICK | LILigier | 17+11 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | TAM | McLaren | 18+11 | Out of fuel | |
| 8 | LOREU | LOTeam Lotus | 8 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | LOREB | LOTeam Lotus | 26+17 | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | TYPIR | TYTyrrell | 15+5 | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | SHLAM | SHShadow | 21+10 | +3 Laps | |
| 12 | SHDE | SHShadow | 12 | +3 Laps | |
| 13 | ENGAI | ENEnsign | 23+10 | +3 Laps | |
| 14 | VIL | Ferrari | 13-1 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | ARPAT | ARArrows | 19 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | LILAF | LILigier | 10 | Engine | |
| DNF | WOROS | WOWolf | 14 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | JON | Williams | 1 | Water pump | |
| DNF | ARMAS | ARArrows | 20 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 22 | Engine | |
| DNF | REJAB | RERenault | 2 | Turbo | |
| DNF | BRLAU | BRBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | Brakes | |
| DNF | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 9 | Wheel | |
| DNF | BRPIQ | BRBrabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | Spun off |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | 1:14.400 |