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1979 British Grand Prix qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 9 of 15 Saturday, July 14, 1979 at Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England 68 laps on a 4.719 kilometer road course (320.892 kilometers) Time of race: 1:26:11.17 Average speed: 223.832 kph Pole time: 71.88 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 24.28 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1979 Formula One results   /   1979 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Time (seconds) Speed (km/hr) 1   Alan Jones 27 1:11.880   236.344   2   Jean-Pierre Jabouille 15 1:12.480   234.387   3   Nelson Piquet 6 1:12.650   233.839   4   Clay Regazzoni 28 1:13.110   232.368   5   Rene Arnoux 16 1:13.290   231.797   6   Niki Lauda 5 1:13.440   231.324   7   John Watson 7 1:13.570   230.915   8   Carlos Reutemann 2 1:13.870   229.977   9   Mario Andretti 1 1:14.200   228.954   10   Jacques Laffite 26 1:14.370   228.431   11   Jody Scheckter 11 1:14.600   227.727   12   Elio de Angelis 18 1:14.870   226.905   13   Gilles Villeneuve 12 1:14.900   226.814   14   Keke Rosberg 20 1:14.960   226.633   15   Didier Pironi 3 1:15.280   225.670   16   Jean-Pierre Jarier 4 1:15.630   224.625   17   Jacky Ickx 25 1:15.630   224.625   18   Patrick Tambay 8 1:15.670   224.506   19   Riccardo Patrese 29 1:15.770   224.210   20   Jochen Mass 30 1:16.190   222.974   21   Jan Lammers 17 1:16.660   221.607   22   Emerson Fittipaldi 14 1:16.680   221.549   23   Patrick Gaillard 22 1:17.070   220.428   24   Hector Rebaque 31 1:17.320   219.715   25   Hans-Joachim Stuck 9 1:17.440   219.375   26   Arturo Merzario 24 1:19.570   213.503   Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Hans-Joachim Stuck (#9), Arturo Merzario (#24)