The 1979 British Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 14 July 1979. Alan Jones started on pole position in the Williams Ford and his team-mate Clay Regazzoni was the race winner.
1979 British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 68 | 1:26:11.170 | 1:26:11.170 | - | - | 1:14.400 | 39 | 223.380 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 68 | +24.280 | 1:26:35.450 | +24.280 | +24.280 | 1:15.110 | 31 | 222.330 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 67 | +1 lap | 1:26:25.340 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:15.420 | 61 | 219.490 | 16 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 67 | +1 lap | 1:26:36.160 | 1 lap | +10.820 | 1:15.120 | 66 | 219.030 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 67 | +1 lap | 1:26:37.500 | 1 lap | +1.340 | 1:16.020 | 38 | 218.980 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 67 | +1 lap | 1:26:46.250 | 1 lap | +8.750 | 1:15.730 | 66 | 218.610 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 66 | Out of Fuel | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:16.420 | 60 | 18 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 66 | +2 laps | 1:26:25.720 | 2 laps | +1:26:25.720 | 1:16.590 | 21 | 216.200 | 8 | |
| 9 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 66 | +2 laps | 1:26:41.650 | 2 laps | +15.930 | 1:17.240 | 63 | 215.540 | 26 | |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 66 | +2 laps | 1:26:46.860 | 2 laps | +5.210 | 1:15.050 | 66 | 215.320 | 15 | |
| 11 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 65 | +3 laps | 1:27:10.050 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:18.250 | 55 | 211.120 | 21 | |
| 12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 65 | +3 laps | 1:27:11.810 | 3 laps | +1.760 | 1:16.080 | 61 | 211.050 | 12 | |
| 13 | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | France | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 65 | +3 laps | 1:27:12.320 | 3 laps | +0.510 | 1:18.400 | 58 | 211.030 | 23 | |
| 14 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 63 | Fuel system | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:15.500 | 53 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 45 | Gearbox | 1:18.130 | 43 | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 44 | Engine | 1:15.530 | 39 | 10 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 44 | Fuel System | 1:16.390 | 36 | 14 | |||||
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 38 | Water Pump | 1:14.890 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 37 | Gearbox | 1:17.400 | 35 | 20 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 25 | Engine | 1:18.930 | 7 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 21 | Turbo | 1:15.180 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 12 | Brakes | 1:17.620 | 9 | 6 | |||||
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 3 | Wheel | 1:21.360 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 1 | Spun Off | 1:26.360 | 1:26.360 | 1 | 196.700 | 3 | |||
| DNQ | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear |