British Grand Prix 1979
Silverstone
14 July
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 28 Clay Regazzoni CH Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW07 Ford 68 1h26m11.17s 9 4
2 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS10 Renault 68 1h26m35.45s 6 5
3 04 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Candy Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 009 Ford 67 - 4 16
4 07 John Watson GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M29 Ford 67 - 3 7
5 11 Jody Scheckter ZA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari 67 - 2 11
6 25 Jacky Ickx BEL Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 Ford 67 - 1 17
7 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M28 Ford 66 Out Of Fuel - 18
8 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 66 - - 8
9 31 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 79 Ford 66 - - 24
10 03 Didier Pironi FRA Candy Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 009 Ford 66 - - 15
11 17 Jan Lammers NED Samson Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 65 - - 21
12 18 Elio De Angelis ITA Interscope Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 65 - - 12
13 22 Patrick Gaillard FRA Team Ensign Ensign N179 Ford 65 - - 23
14 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari 63 Fuel Vaporisation - 13
R 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A2 Ford 45 Gearbox - 19
R 20 Keke Rosberg FIN Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Wolf WR7 Ford 44 Fuel System - 14
R 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 Ford 44 Spark Plug - 10
R 27 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Saudia Racing Team Williams FW07 Ford 38 Water Pump - 1
R 30 Jochen Mass GER Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Arrows A2 Ford 37 Gearbox - 20
R 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 25 Engine - 22
R 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS10 Renault 21 Engine - 2
R 05 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 Alfa Roméo 12 Brakes - 6
R 01 Mario Andretti USA Martini Racing Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 3 Wheel Bearing - 9
R 06 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 Alfa Roméo 1 Spun Off - 3
DNQ 09 Hans Joachim Stuck GER ATS Wheels ATS D2 Ford - - - -
DNQ 24 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A2 Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Alan Jones1-3838
Clay Regazzoni39-6830

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m11.88s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m14.40s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Jody Scheckter ZA 32 (36)
2 Gilles Villeneuve CAN 26
3 Jacques Laffite FRA 24
4= Patrick Depailler FRA 20 (22)
4= Carlos Reutemann ARG 20 (25)
6 Clay Regazzoni CH 16