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1979 British Grand Prix
Round
9/15
Date
Jul 14, 1979 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Silverstone, United Kingdom
Circuit
Circuit length
4.719 m
Race distance
320.892 km (68 laps)
Regazzoni
Winner
1:26:11.170
Winning time
Jones
Pole position
Regazzoni
Fastest lap
1:14.400
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:26:11.170 | 4th | 68 | 9 |
| 2 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | +24.280 | 5th | 68 | 6 |
| 3 | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +1 lap | 16th | 67 | 4 |
| 4 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +1 lap | 7th | 67 | 3 |
| 5 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +1 lap | 11th | 67 | 2 |
| 6 | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | +1 lap | 17th | 67 | 1 |
| 7 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Out of fuel | 18th | 66 | |
| 8 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | +2 laps | 8th | 66 | |
| 9 | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | +2 laps | 24th | 66 | |
| 10 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +2 laps | 15th | 66 | |
| 11 | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | +3 laps | 21st | 65 | |
| 12 | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +3 laps | 12th | 65 | |
| 13 | #22 Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | +3 laps | 23rd | 65 | |
| 14 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Fuel system | 13th | 63 | |
| DNF | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Gearbox | 19th | 45 | |
| DNF | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Fuel system | 14th | 44 | |
| DNF | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Engine | 10th | 44 | |
| DNF | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | Water pump | 1st | 38 | |
| DNF | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | Gearbox | 20th | 37 | |
| DNF | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Engine | 22nd | 25 | |
| DNF | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Turbo | 2nd | 21 | |
| DNF | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham | Brakes | 6th | 12 | |
| DNF | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | Wheel bearing | 9th | 3 | |
| DNF | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Spun off | 3rd | 1 | |
| DNQ | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | ||||
| DNQ | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:11.880 | |
| 2 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:12.480 | +0.600 |
| 3 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:12.650 | +0.770 |
| 4 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:13.110 | +1.230 |
| 5 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:13.290 | +1.410 |
| 6 | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:13.440 | +1.560 |
| 7 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:13.570 | +1.690 |
| 8 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 1:13.870 | +1.990 |
| 9 | #1 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:14.200 | +2.320 |
| 10 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:14.370 | +2.490 |
| 11 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:14.600 | +2.720 |
| 12 | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 1:14.870 | +2.990 |
| 13 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:14.900 | +3.020 |
| 14 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 1:14.960 | +3.080 |
| 15 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:15.280 | +3.400 |
| 16 | #4 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 1:15.630 | +3.750 |
| 17 | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 1:15.630 | +3.750 |
| 18 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:15.670 | +3.790 |
| 19 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:15.770 | +3.890 |
| 20 | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | 1:16.190 | +4.310 |
| 21 | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | 1:16.660 | +4.780 |
| 22 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:16.680 | +4.800 |
| 23 | #22 Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 1:17.070 | +5.190 |
| 24 | #31 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:17.320 | +5.440 |
| 25 | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 1:17.440 | +5.560 |
| 26 | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:19.570 | +7.690 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:14.400 | 39 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 32 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 26 | -6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 3 | 24 | -8 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 20 | -12 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 0 | 4 | 20 | -12 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 2 | 16 | -16 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 | 13 | -19 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 0 | 1 | 12 | -20 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 1 | 11 | -21 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 2 | 10 | -22 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 | -23 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 1 | 8 | -24 |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 1 | 7 | -25 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 2 | -30 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 | 1 | -31 |
| 16 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 1 | -31 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 1 | -31 |
| 18 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 1 | -31 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 4 | 7 | 62 | |
| 2 | Ligier | Ford | 3 | 5 | 47 | -15 |
| 3 | Lotus | Ford | 0 | 5 | 37 | -25 |
| 4 | Williams | Ford | 1 | 3 | 23 | -39 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 3 | 21 | -41 |
| 6 | Renault | Renault | 1 | 3 | 19 | -43 |
| 7 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 1 | 11 | -51 |
| 8 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | -59 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -61 |
| 10 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 1 | -61 |
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| 2005 | #10 Juan Pablo Montoya | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:20.502 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:18.739 - Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:22.236 - Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:23.083 - Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2001 | #3 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | 1:23.405 - Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | 1:26.217 - Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello |
| 1999 | #2 David Coulthard | Eddie Irvine | Ralf Schumacher | 1:28.309 - Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | 1:35.704 - Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | Alexander Wurz | 1:24.475 - Michael Schumacher | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1996 | #6 Jacques Villeneuve | Gerhard Berger | Mika Häkkinen | 1:29.288 - Jacques Villeneuve | Damon Hill |
| 1995 | #2 Johnny Herbert | Jean Alesi | David Coulthard | 1:29.752 - Damon Hill | Damon Hill |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Mika Häkkinen | 1:27.100 - Damon Hill | Damon Hill |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Michael Schumacher | Riccardo Patrese | 1:22.515 - Damon Hill | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | 1:22.539 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Alain Prost | 1:26.379 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | 1:11.291 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Alessandro Nannini | 1:12.017 - Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Alessandro Nannini | 1:23.308 - Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | 1:09.832 - Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | 1:09.593 - Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Jacques Laffite | 1:09.886 - Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Derek Warwick | Ayrton Senna | 1:13.191 - Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay | 1:14.212 - Alain Prost | René Arnoux |
| 1982 | #8 Niki Lauda | Didier Pironi | Patrick Tambay | 1:13.028 - Brian Henton | Keke Rosberg |
| 1981 | #7 John Watson | Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | 1:15.067 - René Arnoux | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Nelson Piquet | Carlos Reutemann | 1:12.368 - Didier Pironi | Didier Pironi |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda | John Watson | 1:18.600 - Niki Lauda | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Niki Lauda | Gunnar Nilsson | 1:19.600 - James Hunt | James Hunt |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | John Watson | 1:19.910 - Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda |
| 1975 | #1 Emerson Fittipaldi | Carlos Pace | Jody Scheckter | 1:20.900 - Clay Regazzoni | Tom Pryce |
| 1974 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jacky Ickx | 1:21.100 - Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #8 Peter Revson | Ronnie Peterson | Denny Hulme | 1:18.600 - James Hunt | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1972 | #8 Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | 1:24.000 - Jackie Stewart | Jacky Ickx |
| 1971 | #12 Jackie Stewart | Ronnie Peterson | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:19.900 - Jackie Stewart | Clay Regazzoni |
| 1970 | #5 Jochen Rindt | Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | 1:25.900 - Jack Brabham | Jochen Rindt |
| 1969 | #3 Jackie Stewart | Jacky Ickx | Bruce McLaren | 1:21.300 - Jackie Stewart | Jochen Rindt |
| 1968 | #22 Jo Siffert | Chris Amon | Jacky Ickx | 1:29.700 - Jo Siffert | Graham Hill |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Denny Hulme | Chris Amon | 1:27.000 - Denny Hulme | Jim Clark |
| 1966 | #5 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Graham Hill | 1:37.000 - Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham |
| 1965 | #5 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | John Surtees | 1:32.200 - Graham Hill | Jim Clark |
| 1964 | #1 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | John Surtees | 1:38.800 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #4 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | 1:36.000 - John Surtees | Jim Clark |
| 1962 | #20 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Bruce McLaren | 1:55.000 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1961 | #4 Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Richie Ginther | 1:57.800 - Tony Brooks | Phil Hill |
| 1960 | #1 Jack Brabham | John Surtees | Innes Ireland | 1:34.400 - Graham Hill | Jack Brabham |
| 1959 | #12 Jack Brabham | Stirling Moss | Bruce McLaren | 1:57.000 - Stirling Moss | Jack Brabham |
| 1958 | #1 Peter Collins | Mike Hawthorn | Roy Salvadori | 1:40.800 - Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss |
| 1957 | #20 Tony Brooks | Luigi Musso | Mike Hawthorn | 1:59.200 - Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss |
| 1956 | #1 Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfonso de Portago | Jean Behra | 1:43.200 - Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss |
| 1955 | #12 Stirling Moss | Juan Manuel Fangio | Karl Kling | 2:00.400 - Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss |
| 1954 | #9 José Froilán González | Mike Hawthorn | Onofre Marimón | 1:50.000 - Alberto Ascari | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1953 | #5 Alberto Ascari | Juan Manuel Fangio | Nino Farina | 1:50.000 - Alberto Ascari | Alberto Ascari |
| 1952 | #15 Alberto Ascari | Piero Taruffi | Mike Hawthorn | 1:52.000 - Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina |
| 1951 | #12 José Froilán González | Juan Manuel Fangio | Luigi Villoresi | 1:44.000 - Nino Farina | José Froilán González |
| 1950 | #2 Nino Farina | Luigi Fagioli | Reg Parnell | 1:50.600 - Nino Farina | Nino Farina |
The 1979 British Grand Prix started Jul 14, 1979 on Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. Alan Jones started from pole position with Jean-Pierre Jabouille next to him. Nelson Piquet started from third place.
In 1 hour, 26 minutes and 11 seconds Clay Regazzoni finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with René Arnoux in second and Jean-Pierre Jarier in third place.
After the 1979 British Grand Prix, Jody Scheckter is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 32 points. Scheckter is 6 points ahead of Gilles Villeneuve.