July 14, 1979 Silverstone Circuit | Lap distance 4.719 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (13) | 1979 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 68 | 1.000000.170 | 4 | 3.000000.110 | 1 | 4.000000.400 | (39) | |
| 2 | 6 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RS10 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 68 | 5.000000.450 | +4.000000.280 | 5 | 3.000000.290 | 4 | 5.000000.110 | (31) |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 67 | 5.000000.340 | +1 lap | 16 | 5.000000.630 | 7 | 5.000000.420 | (61) |
| 4 | 3 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren M29 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 67 | 6.000000.160 | +1 lap | 7 | 3.000000.570 | 5 | 5.000000.120 | (66) |
| 5 | 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 67 | 7.000000.500 | +1 lap | 11 | 4.000000.600 | 11 | 6.000000.020 | (38) |
| 6 | 1 | 25 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 67 | 6.000000.250 | +1 lap | 17 | 5.000000.630 | 10 | 5.000000.730 | (66) |
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | McLaren M28C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 66 | +2 laps | 18 | 5.000000.670 | 14 | 6.000000.420 | (60) | ||
| 8 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 66 | 5.000000.720 | +2 laps | 8 | 3.000000.870 | 15 | 6.000000.590 | (21) | |
| 9 | 31 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 66 | 1.000000.650 | +2 laps | 24 | 7.000000.320 | 16 | 7.000000.240 | (63) | |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 66 | 6.000000.860 | +2 laps | 15 | 5.000000.280 | 3 | 5.000000.050 | (66) | |
| 11 | 17 | Jan Lammers (NED) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 65 | 0.00 | +3 laps | 21 | 6.000000.660 | 20 | 8.000000.250 | (55) | |
| 12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 65 | 1.000000.810 | +3 laps | 12 | 4.000000.870 | 12 | 6.000000.080 | (61) | |
| 13 | 22 | Patrick Gaillard (FRA) | Ensign N179 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 65 | 2.000000.320 | +3 laps | 23 | 7.000000.070 | 21 | 8.000000.400 | (58) | |
| 14 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 63 | +5 laps | 13 | 4.000000.900 | 8 | 5.000000.500 | (53) | ||
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| gearbox | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 19 | 5.000000.770 | 19 | 8.000000.130 | (43) | |||
| engine | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 10 | 4.000000.370 | 9 | 5.000000.530 | (39) | |||
| fuel system | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Wolf WR7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 14 | 4.000000.960 | 13 | 6.000000.390 | (36) | |||
| water pump | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 38 | 1 | 1.000000.880 | 2 | 4.000000.890 | (8) | |||
| gearbox | 30 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 37 | 20 | 6.000000.190 | 17 | 7.000000.400 | (35) | |||
| engine | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 25 | 22 | 6.000000.680 | 22 | 8.000000.930 | (7) | |||
| turbo | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS10 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 21 | 2 | 2.000000.480 | 6 | 5.000000.180 | (6) | |||
| brakes | 5 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 12 | 6 | 3.000000.440 | 18 | 7.000000.620 | (9) | |||
| wheel | 1 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 3 | 9 | 4.000000.200 | 23 | 1.000000.360 | (2) | |||
| spun off | 6 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 1 | 6.000000.360 | 3 | 2.000000.650 | 24 | 6.000000.360 | (1) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | ATS D2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 7.000000.440 | ||||||||
| -- | 24 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A4 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 9.000000.570 | ||||||||
