British Grand Prix 1979
14 July 1979
Silverstone Circuit, UK
- Location
- Silverstone, UK
- Laps
- 68
- Fastest time
1:18.739
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)- Previous winners
- 2020Max VerstappenRed Bull
- 2020Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
Starting Grid
- 1
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 2
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 3
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 4
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
No time set
- 5
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 6
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 7
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 8
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
No time set
- 9
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 10
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 11
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
No time set
- 12
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
No time set
- 13
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 14
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
No time set
- 15
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 16
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
No time set
- 17
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
No time set
- 18
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 19
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 20
Jochen Mass
Arrows
No time set
- 21
Jan Lammers
Shadow
No time set
- 22
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 23
Patrick Gaillard
Ensign
No time set
- 26
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- PIT
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +3 | Clay Regazzoni Williams | 68 laps | 1:26:11.17 | 9pts |
| 2 | +3 | René Arnoux Renault | 68 laps | +24.28 | 6pts |
| 3 | +13 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Tyrrell | 67 laps | 4pts | |
| 4 | +3 | John Watson McLaren | 67 laps | 3pts | |
| 5 | +6 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | 67 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +11 | Jacky Ickx Ligier | 67 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +11 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 66 laps | ||
| 8 | 0 | Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus | 66 laps | ||
| 9 | +17 | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 66 laps | ||
| 10 | +5 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 66 laps | ||
| 11 | +10 | Jan Lammers Shadow | 65 laps | ||
| 12 | 0 | Elio de Angelis Shadow | 65 laps | ||
| 13 | +10 | Patrick Gaillard Ensign | 65 laps | ||
| 14 | -1 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 63 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 44 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg Wolf | 44 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 38 laps | ||
| R | - | Jochen Mass Arrows | 37 laps | ||
| R | - | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 laps | ||
| F | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps |