Round 9 of 15 · Silverstone · 14 July 1979, Saturday
British Grand Prix
Key highlights
Jones
pole position
68
laps
14
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:26:11.17 | 9 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | +24.28 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Out of fuel | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | +3 Laps | |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +3 Laps | |
| 13 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | +3 Laps | |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Engine | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Water pump | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | Arrows | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Engine | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Turbo | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brakes | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Wheel | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Spun off | |
| DNQ | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify