Back جائزة بريطانيا الكبرى 1979 Arabic 1979 Голяма награда на Великобритания Bulgarian Gran Premi de Gran Bretanya del 1979 Catalan Grand Prix Velké Británie 1979 Czech Großer Preis von Großbritannien 1979 German Anexo:Gran Premio de Gran Bretaña de 1979 Spanish جایزه بزرگ بریتانیا ۱۹۷۹ Persian Britannian Grand Prix 1979 Finnish Grand Prix automobile de Grande-Bretagne 1979 French Gran Premio do Reino Unido de 1979 Galician
| 1979 British Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 14 July 1979 | ||
| Official name | XXXII Marlboro British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.718[1] km (2.932 miles) | ||
| Distance | 68 laps, 320.871 km (199.380 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:11.88 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | |
| Time | 1:14.40 on lap 39 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Ford | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1979 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXII Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1979. It was the ninth race of the 1979 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1979 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The 68-lap race was won by Clay Regazzoni, driving a Williams-Ford. It was the first Formula One victory for the Williams team and Regazzoni's final victory in Formula One. René Arnoux finished second in a Renault, with Jean-Pierre Jarier third in a Tyrrell-Ford.