| «1979-09» | Britain Grand Prix - XXXII British Grand Prix |
| 1979-07-14 | Silverstone - 68 laps × 4.719 km : 320.892 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 68 | 1:26:11.170 | 223.395 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 68 | +24.280 | +24.280 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 67 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 67 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 66 | out of fuel | ||
| 8 | 8 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 66 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | 24 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 66 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | 15 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 66 | +2 laps | ||
| 11 | 21 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 65 | +3 laps | ||
| 12 | 12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 65 | jump start (1 mn penalty) | ||
| 13 | 23 | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 65 | +3 laps | ||
| 14 | 13 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 63 | vapor lock | ||
| 19 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 45 | gearbox | |||
| 14 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 44 | fuel injection | |||
| 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 44 | spark plug | |||
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 38 | water pump | |||
| 20 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 37 | gearbox | |||
| 22 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 25 | engine | |||
| 2 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 21 | engine | |||
| 6 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 12 | brakes | |||
| 9 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 3 | suspension | |||
| 3 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 1 | spin | |||
| DNQ | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:14.400 - 228.339 km/h - Clay Regazzoni (lap 39)