- Winner
- Clay Regazzoni
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Clay Regazzoni, René Arnoux, and Jean-Pierre Jarier
- Race date
- July 14, 1979
- Pole
- Alan Jones
- Fastest lap
- Clay Regazzoni
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit
The decisive result
Clay Regazzoni finished first for Williams. René Arnoux is listed 2 for Renault, with Jean-Pierre Jarier 3 for Tyrrell.
Grid to finish
Héctor Rebaque from P24 to P9 (+15), Jean-Pierre Jarier from P16 to P3 (+13), and Jacky Ickx from P17 to P6 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alan Jones started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 4 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 3 +3 laps, 2 DNQ, and 2 Engine. Clay Regazzoni holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:14.400 on lap 39. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.