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1979 British Grand Prix 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

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 4 28   Clay Regazzoni Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV 68 1:26:11.17 30 9 2 5 16   Rene Arnoux Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1 68 +24.28 0 6 3 16 4   Jean-Pierre Jarier Candy Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV 67 +1 lap 0 4 4 7 7   John Watson Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M29 / Ford Cosworth DFV 67 +1 lap 0 3 5 11 11   Jody Scheckter Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015 67 +1 lap 0 2 6 17 25   Jacky Ickx Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV 67 +1 lap 0 1 7 18 8   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M28C / Ford Cosworth DFV 66 out of fuel 0 0 8 8 2   Carlos Reutemann Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 66 +2 laps 0 0 9 24 31   Hector Rebaque Team Rebaque Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 66 +2 laps 0 0 10 15 3   Didier Pironi Candy Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV 66 +2 laps 0 0 11 21 17   Jan Lammers Samson Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV 65 +3 laps 0 0 12 12 18   Elio de Angelis Interscope Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV 65 +3 laps 0 0 13 23 22   Patrick Gaillard Team Ensign Ensign N179 / Ford Cosworth DFV 65 +3 laps 0 0 14 13 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015 63 fuel system 0 0 ret 19 29   Riccardo Patrese Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A2 / Ford Cosworth DFV 45 gearbox 0 0 ret 10 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV 44 engine 0 0 ret 14 20   Keke Rosberg Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Wolf WR7 / Ford Cosworth DFV 44 fuel system 0 0 ret 1 27   Alan Jones Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV 38 water pump 38 0 ret 20 30   Jochen Mass Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A2 / Ford Cosworth DFV 37 gearbox 0 0 ret 22 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV 25 engine 0 0 ret 2 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1 21 turbo 0 0 ret 6 5   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260 12 brakes 0 0 ret 9 1   Mario Andretti Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 3 wheel 0 0 ret 3 6   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260 1 spun off 0 0

Fastest Lap: 228.339 kph by Clay Regazzoni Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Hans-Joachim Stuck 9 ATS Wheels 26 Arturo Merzario 24 Team Merzario Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Alan Jones 1 38 38   Clay Regazzoni 39 68 30 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jody Scheckter 36     2   Gilles Villeneuve 26   -10   3   Carlos Reutemann 25   -11   4   Jacques Laffite 24   -12   5   Patrick Depailler 22   -14   6   Clay Regazzoni 16   -20   7   Jean-Pierre Jarier 13   -23   8   Mario Andretti 12   -24   9   John Watson 11   -25   10   Rene Arnoux 10   -26   11   Jean-Pierre Jabouille 9   -27   12   Didier Pironi 8   -28   13   Alan Jones 7   -29   14   Riccardo Patrese 2   -34   15   Jacky Ickx 1   -35   15   Emerson Fittipaldi 1   -35   15   Niki Lauda 1   -35   15   Jochen Mass 1   -35