British Grand Prix
Round 9 · 14 July 1979 ·Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom
Arnoux
Renault
2
Regazzoni
Williams
1
Jarier
Tyrrell
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Williams | 68 | 1:26:11.17 | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux |  French | Renault | 68 | +24.28 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | French | Tyrrell | 67 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson |  British | McLaren | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter |  South African | Ferrari | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Ligier | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | French | McLaren | 66 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Team Lotus | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque |  Mexican | Team Lotus | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | French | Tyrrell | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jan Lammers |  Dutch | Shadow | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis |  Italian | Shadow | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Gaillard | French | Ensign | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve |  Canadian | Ferrari | 63 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Italian | Arrows | 45 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | French | Ligier | 44 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg |  Finnish | Wolf | 44 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | Alan Jones |  Australian | Williams | 38 | Water pump | 0 |
| R | Jochen Mass |  German | Arrows | 37 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi |  Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | French | Renault | 21 | Turbo | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda |  Austrian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | Brakes | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti |  American | Team Lotus | 3 | Wheel | 0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brazilian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| F | Hans-Joachim Stuck | German | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Arturo Merzario | Italian | Merzario | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify