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1979 Britain Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Silverstone circuit. Full information

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1979 Britain Grand Prix

1979 Britain Grand Prix is 322nd Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Silverstone circuit. Alan Jones won the pole position, Clay Regazzoni won this race. This was his 5th victory. René Arnoux and Jean-Pierre Jarier also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 68 laps (321 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1979 France Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1979 Germany Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1979 Britain Grand Prix

1st victory for the Williams team
5th victory for the Clay Regazzoni
25th podium for the Clay Regazzoni
2nd podium for the René Arnoux
3rd podium for the Jean-Pierre Jarier

Clay Regazzoni - Winner of the 1979 Britain Grand Prix

1979 Britain Grand Prix

Williams FW07 - 1979 Britain Grand Prix winner

1979 Britain Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Clay Regazzoni	9.00	1h 26m 11.17s ( 223.395 km/h )	68	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
2	René Arnoux	6.00	1h 26m 35.45s ( +24.28s )	68	Equipe Renault Elf
3	Jean-Pierre Jarier	4.00		67	Candy Tyrrell Team
4	John Watson	3.00		67	Marlboro Team McLaren
5	Jody Scheckter	2.00		67	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
6	Jacky Ickx	1.00		67	Ligier Gitanes
7	Patrick Tambay	0	Out of fuel	66	Marlboro Team McLaren
8	Carlos Reutemann	0		66	Martini Racing Team Lotus
9	Hector Rebaque	0		66	Team Rebaque
10	Didier Pironi	0		66	Candy Tyrrell Team
11	Jan Lammers	0		65	Samson Shadow Racing Team
12	Elio De Angelis	0	Jump start (1 mn penalty)	65	Interscope Shadow Racing Team
13	Patrick Gaillard	0		65	Team Ensign
14	Gilles Villeneuve	0	Vapor lock	63	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Riccardo Patrese	0	Gearbox	45	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
ab	Keke Rosberg	0	Fuel injection	44	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
ab	Jacques Laffite	0	Spark plug	44	Ligier Gitanes
ab	Alan Jones	0	Water pump	38	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
ab	Jochen Mass	0	Gearbox	37	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
ab	Emerson Fittipaldi	0	Engine	25	Fittipaldi Automotive
ab	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0	Engine	21	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	Niki Lauda	0	Brakes	12	Parmalat Racing Team
ab	Mario Andretti	0	Suspension	3	Martini Racing Team Lotus
ab	Nelson Piquet	0	Spin	1	Parmalat Racing Team
nq	Hans Joachim Stuck	0			ATS Wheels
nq	Arturo Merzario	0			Team Merzario

Qualifying Results for the 1979 Britain Grand Prix on the Silverstone circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Alan Jones	1'11''88	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
2	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1'12''48	Equipe Renault Elf
3	Nelson Piquet	1'12''65	Parmalat Racing Team
4	Clay Regazzoni	1'13''11	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team
5	René Arnoux	1'13''29	Equipe Renault Elf
6	Niki Lauda	1'13''44	Parmalat Racing Team
7	John Watson	1'13''57	Marlboro Team McLaren
8	Carlos Reutemann	1'13''87	Martini Racing Team Lotus
9	Mario Andretti	1'14''20	Martini Racing Team Lotus
10	Jacques Laffite	1'14''37	Ligier Gitanes
11	Jody Scheckter	1'14''60	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
12	Elio De Angelis	1'14''87	Interscope Shadow Racing Team
13	Gilles Villeneuve	1'14''90	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
14	Keke Rosberg	1'14''96	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing
15	Didier Pironi	1'15''28	Candy Tyrrell Team
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1'15''63	Candy Tyrrell Team
17	Jacky Ickx	1'15''63	Ligier Gitanes
18	Patrick Tambay	1'15''67	Marlboro Team McLaren
19	Riccardo Patrese	1'15''77	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
20	Jochen Mass	1'16''19	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team
21	Jan Lammers	1'16''66	Samson Shadow Racing Team
22	Emerson Fittipaldi	1'16''68	Fittipaldi Automotive
23	Patrick Gaillard	1'17''07	Team Ensign
24	Hector Rebaque	1'17''32	Team Rebaque
25	Hans Joachim Stuck	1'17''44	ATS Wheels
26	Arturo Merzario	1'19''57	Team Merzario