1979 Marlboro British Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 68 | 1:26:11.170 | 9 | 4 | FL |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 68 | 1:26:35.450 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 67 | +1 lap | 4 | 16 | |
| 4 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 67 | +1 lap | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 67 | +1 lap | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 67 | +1 lap | 1 | 17 | |
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 66 | Out of fuel | — | 18 | |
| 8 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 66 | +2 laps | — | 8 | |
| 9 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 66 | +2 laps | — | 24 | |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 66 | +2 laps | — | 15 | |
| 11 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 65 | +3 laps | — | 21 | |
| 12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 65 | +3 laps | — | 12 | |
| 13 | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 65 | +3 laps | — | 23 | |
| 14 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 63 | Fuel system | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 45 | Gearbox | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 44 | Fuel system | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 44 | Engine | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 38 | Water pump | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 37 | Gearbox | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 25 | Engine | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 21 | Turbo | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 12 | Brakes | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 3 | Wheel bearing | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | Spun off | — | 3 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:11.880 |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:12.480 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:12.650 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | — | — | — | 1:13.110 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:13.290 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:13.440 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:13.570 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:13.870 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:14.200 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:14.370 |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:14.600 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:14.870 |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:14.900 |
| 14 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:14.960 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:15.280 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:15.630 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:15.630 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:15.670 |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:15.770 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:16.190 |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:16.660 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:16.680 |
| 23 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:17.070 |
| 24 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:17.320 |
| 25 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | — | — | — | 1:17.440 |
| 26 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:19.570 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | — |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 2 | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | — |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 4 | — |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | — |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | — |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | — |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus | 8 | — |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 9 | — |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 11 | — |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 12 | — |
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 13 | — |
| 14 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 14 | — |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 15 | — |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 16 | — |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 17 | — |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 18 | — |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | — |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 21 | — |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | — |
| 23 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 23 | — |
| 24 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 39 | 1:14.400 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 32 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | 26 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | 24 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 20 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 20 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | 16 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 13 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | 12 |
| 9 | John Watson | 11 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | 10 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | 8 |
| 13 | Alan Jones | 7 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
| 15 | Niki Lauda | 1 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | 1 |
| 15 | Jacky Ickx | 1 |
