Great Britain Grand Prix 1979
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| 9th of 15 races of the 1979 Automobile World Championship | ||
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| Surname: | XXXII British Grand Prix | |
| Date: | July 14, 1979 | |
| Place: | Silverstone | |
| Course: | Silverstone Circuit | |
| Length: | 320.892 km in 68 laps of 4.719 km
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| Weather: | sunny and warm | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Alan Jones
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 Williams
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| Time: | 1: 11.88 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 Clay Regazzoni
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Williams
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| Time: | 1: 14.40 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
Clay Regazzoni
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Williams
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| Second: |
 René Arnoux
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Renault
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| Third: |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell
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The 1979 British Grand Prix took place on July 14th at Silverstone and was the ninth race of the 1979 World Automobile Championship .
Reports
background
The further developed Williams FW07 had proven to be very competitive in test drives that took place between the French Grand Prix and the ninth round of the World Championship in Great Britain. McLaren had meanwhile completed a first copy of the M29 , which should replace the problematic M28 . The Merzario A4 , a wing car based on the Kauhsen WK004 , made its debut with Team Merzario , which had taken over two chassis and equipment from the Willi Kauhsen Racing Team in the past few weeks . It replaced Merzario's own A3 design . The Lotus team , on the other hand, finally returned to last year's model Lotus 79 , as the disadvantages of the new Type 80 were too serious.
The Alfa Romeo -Einsatzteam Autodelta decided not to participate in the British Grand Prix.
training
Just ahead of Renault driver Jean-Pierre Jabouille , Alan Jones secured the first pole position of his Grand Prix career in the Williams . Nelson Piquet and the second Williams factory driver Clay Regazzoni formed the second row from René Arnoux and Niki Lauda .
The two Ferrari pilots Jody Scheckter and Gilles Villeneuve occupied after training places 11 and 13. FIG.
Hans-Joachim Stuck and Arturo Merzario failed to qualify for one of the 24 starting places.
run
Jones converted his pole position into a lead over Jabouille and Regazzoni. Piquet, who had initially been in fourth place, retired on the second lap due to a spin. His position was then taken by his teammate Lauda. However, this fell behind Arnoux and Villeneuve on the following lap.
On the 17th lap, Regazzoni overtook Jabouille, who was handicapped by tire problems and shortly afterwards headed for the pits to have his tires changed. The pit stop failed, so the Frenchman had to visit his team again. His engine overheated and he dropped out. This put Arnoux in third place ahead of Scheckter and Villeneuve.
On lap 39, Alan Jones, who had been leading up to that point, had to give up the race due to an overheated engine. His teammate Clay Regazzoni took over the lead and secured the first win for the up-and-coming Williams team. René Arnoux finished second ahead of Jean-Pierre Jarier , who overtook Jody Scheckter and John Watson in the final third of the race . Scheckter lost fourth place to Watson on the penultimate lap. Jacky Ickx received the last World Championship point of the day in sixth place.
It was Regazzoni’s first Grand Prix victory since the US Grand Prix in 1976 , his fifth overall and also his last.
Registration list
Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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| 1 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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1: 11.88 | 236.344 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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1: 12.48 | 234.387 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
.svg){kind=small} Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 12.65 | 233.839 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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1: 13.11 | 232.368 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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1: 13.29 | 231.797 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
 Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 13.44 | 231.324 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 13.57 | 230.915 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
 Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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1: 13.87 | 229.977 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
 Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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1: 14.20 | 228.954 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 14.37 | 228.431 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
.svg){kind=small} Jody Scheckter
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 Ferrari
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1: 14.60 | 227.727 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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1: 14.87 | 226.905 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
 Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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1: 14.90 | 226.814 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
 Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford
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1: 14.96 | 226.633 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 15.28 | 225.670 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 15.63 | 224.625 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
 Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 15.63 | 224.625 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 15.67 | 224.506 km / h | 18th |
| 19th |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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1: 15.77 | 224.210 km / h | 19th |
| 20th |
 Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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1: 16.19 | 222.974 km / h | 20th |
| 21st |
 Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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1: 16.66 | 221.607 km / h | 21st |
| 22nd |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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1: 16.68 | 221.549 km / h | 22nd |
| 23 |
Patrick Gaillard
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Ensign-Ford
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1: 17.07 | 220.428 km / h | 23 |
| 24 |
 Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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1: 17.32 | 219.715 km / h | 24 |
| DNQ |
Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS Ford
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1: 17.44 | 219.375 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford
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1: 19.57 | 213.503 km / h | - |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
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| 1 |
Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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68 | 0 | 1: 26: 11.17 | 4th | 1: 14.40 | |
| 2 |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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68 | 0 | + 24.28 | 5 | 1: 15.11 | |
| 3 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Tyrrell-Ford
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67 | 0 | + 1 lap | 16 | 1: 15.42 | |
| 4th |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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67 | 1 | + 1 lap | 7th | 1: 15.12 | |
| 5 |
Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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67 | 0 | + 1 lap | 11 | 1: 16.02 | |
| 6th |
Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford
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67 | 0 | + 1 lap | 17th | 1: 15.73 | |
| 7th |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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66 | 0 | DNF | 18th | 1: 16.42 | Lack of fuel |
| 8th |
Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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66 | 1 | + 2 rounds | 8th | 1: 16.59 | |
| 9 |
Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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66 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 24 | 1: 17.24 | |
| 10 |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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66 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 15th | 1: 15.05 | |
| 11 |
Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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65 | 0 | + 3 rounds | 21st | 1: 18.25 | |
| 12 |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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65 | 0 | + 3 rounds | 12 | 1: 16.08 | |
| 13 |
Patrick Gaillard
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Ensign-Ford
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65 | 0 | + 3 rounds | 23 | 1: 18.40 | |
| 14th |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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63 | 1 | DNF | 13 | 1: 15.50 | defective fuel supply |
| - |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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45 | 1 | DNF | 19th | 1: 18.13 | Gearbox damage |
| - |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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44 | 0 | DNF | 10 | 1: 15.53 | Engine failure |
| - |
Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford
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43 | 0 | DNF | 14th | 1: 16.39 | defective fuel pump |
| - |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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38 | 0 | DNF | 1 | 1: 14.89 | Engine failure |
| - |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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37 | 0 | DNF | 20th | 1: 17.40 | Gearbox damage |
| - |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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25th | 0 | DNF | 22nd | 1: 18.93 | Oil pressure loss |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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21st | 2 | DNF | 2 | 1: 15.18 | Engine failure |
| - |
Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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12 | 0 | DNF | 6th | 1: 17.62 | Brake defect |
| - |
Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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3 | 0 | DNF | 9 | 1: 21.36 | Wheel bearing damage |
| - |
Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1 | 0 | DNF | 3 | 1: 26.36 | accident |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( memento of the original from December 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 24, 2012)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on August 24, 2012)
- ↑ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from December 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 24, 2012)
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