| Race details | ||
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| Race 9 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | 14 July 1979 | |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.719 km (2.932 mi) | |
| Distance | 68 laps, 320.871 km (199.380 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford |
| Time | 1:11.88 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford |
| Time | 1:14.40 on lap 39 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford |
| Second |  René Arnoux
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Renault |
| Third | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford |
The 1979 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 14 July 1979 at Silverstone. It marked the Williams team's first GP pole position and win (but with different drivers). Alan Jones led the race from the start, until his water pump failed on lap 39. Teammate Clay Regazzoni inherited the lead, and kept it until the finish.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford | 68 | 1:26:11.17 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 68 | +24.28 secs | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford | 67 | +1 Lap | 16 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 |  John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 67 | +1 Lap | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari | 67 | +1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 |  Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford | 67 | +1 Lap | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford | 66 | Out of Fuel | 18 | |
| 8 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus-Ford | 66 | +2 Laps | 8 | |
| 9 | 31 |  Hector Rebaque
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Lotus-Ford | 66 | +2 Laps | 24 | |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford | 66 | +2 laps | 15 | |
| 11 | 17 |  Jan Lammers
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Shadow-Ford | 65 | +3 Laps | 21 | |
| 12 | 18 |  Elio de Angelis
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Shadow-Ford | 65 | +3 Laps | 12 | |
| 13 | 22 | Patrick Gaillard
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Ensign-Ford | 65 | +3 Laps | 23 | |
| 14 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | 63 | Fuel system | 13 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 45 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford | 44 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford | 44 | Fuel System | 14 | |
| Ret | 27 | Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 38 | Water Pump | 1 | |
| Ret | 30 |  Jochen Mass
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Arrows-Ford | 37 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 14 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 25 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault | 21 | Turbo | 2 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 12 | Brakes | 6 | |
| Ret | 1 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 3 | Wheel | 9 | |
| Ret | 6 | Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | Spun Off | 3 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck
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ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford |
Notes[]
- Lap Leaders: Alan Jones 38 laps (1-38); Clay Regazzoni 30 laps (39-68).
- Williams' first Grand Prix Victory
- Last Win For: Clay Regazzoni
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1979 season |
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