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1979 Season
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British Grand Prix
Round 9 ·
Silverstone Circuit
, Silverstone, UK
1979-07-14
Winner:
Clay Regazzoni
(Williams)
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Race Results
Pos
Driver
Team
Grid
+/-
Time
Status
Pts
1
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
4
▲
3
1:26:11.170
Finished
9
2
René Arnoux
Renault
5
▲
3
+24.280
Finished
6
3
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Tyrrell
16
▲
13
—
+1 Lap
4
4
John Watson
McLaren
7
▲
3
—
+1 Lap
3
5
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
11
▲
6
—
+1 Lap
2
6
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
17
▲
11
—
+1 Lap
1
7
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
18
▲
11
—
Out of fuel
0
8
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
8
—
—
+2 Laps
0
9
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
26
▲
17
—
+2 Laps
0
10
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
15
▲
5
—
+2 Laps
0
11
Jan Lammers
Shadow
21
▲
10
—
+3 Laps
0
12
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
12
—
—
+3 Laps
0
13
Patrick Gaillard
Ensign
23
▲
10
—
+3 Laps
0
14
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
13
▼
1
—
Fuel system
0
R
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
19
—
—
Gearbox
0
R
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
10
—
—
Engine
0
R
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
14
—
—
Fuel system
0
R
Alan Jones
Williams
1
—
—
Water pump
0
R
Jochen Mass
Arrows
20
—
—
Gearbox
0
R
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
22
—
—
Engine
0
R
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
2
—
—
Turbo
0
R
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
6
—
—
Brakes
0
R
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
9
—
—
Wheel
0
R
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
3
—
—
Spun off
0