1979 British Grand Prix

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 km (2.932 miles)
Distance	68 laps, 320.871 km (199.380 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Alan Jones;
Time	1:11.88
Fastest lap
Driver	Clay Regazzoni
Time	1:14.40 on lap 39
Podium
First	Clay Regazzoni;
Second	René Arnoux;
Third	Jean-Pierre Jarier;
	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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1979 British Grand Prix

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