1979 British Grand Prix

1979 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season
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 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford
Time 1:14.40 on lap 39
Podium
First Williams-Ford
Second Renault
Third Tyrrell-Ford
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.

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