Pit Lane F1
1979 Season - Round 9 - 1979-07-14
Clay Regazzoni won the 1979 British Grand Prix for Williams, with René Arnoux (Renault) second and Jean-Pierre Jarier (Tyrrell) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Hector Rebaque (Team Lotus) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P26 on the grid to P9 at the flag â a 17-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1979 British Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| John Watson |
| McLaren |
| 7 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 17 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 8 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 26 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 12 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 14 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | Water pump | 0 |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | Turbo | 0 |
| 22 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 6 | Brakes | 0 |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 9 | Wheel | 0 |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
