Overview - 1979 British Grand Prix
Information on the race, grand prix, and circuit of the 1979 British Grand Prix, as well as the grand prix weekly schedule and entry list.
Race
32nd Marlboro British Grand Prix
- Season1979
- Round
9
- Race Number by F1 Championship
322
- Grand PrixBritish Grand Prix
- Race Number by Grand Prix
30
- CircuitSilverstone Circuit
- Race Number by Circuit
17
- Laps
68
- Race Length
320.871km
Grand Prix
Circuit
- Circuit Type
Permanent Circuit
- Length
4.718km
- Turns
10
- Elevation
?m
- Direction
Clockwise
- Track Record
Keke Rosberg1:05.591
1985 British Grand Prix (Qualifying 2) - Lap Record
Alain Prost1:09.8861985 British Grand Prix (Race, Lap 43)
Schedule
July 12 (Thu)
- Practice 110:00 AM
- Qualifying 112:30 PM
July 13 (Fri)
- Practice 210:00 AM
- Qualifying 212:30 PM
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- Race Warm-up?
July 14 (Sat)
- Race3:00 PM
Entries
No. | Driver | Team | Entrant | Constructor | Car | Engine | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 80 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Spare Car | |||
| Lotus 79 | |||||||
| 2 | Martini Racing Team Lotus | Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 3 | Candy Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 4 | Candy Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 5 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0L V12 | ||||
| 6 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0L V12 | ||||
| 7 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M29 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 8 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren M28C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 9 | ATS Wheels | ATS D2 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 11 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 015 3.0L F12 | ||||
| 12 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 015 3.0L F12 | ||||
| 14 | Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F5A | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 15 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RS10 | Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5L V6t | ||||
| 16 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RS10 | Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5L V6t | ||||
| 17 | Samson Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 18 | Interscope Shadow Racing Team | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 20 | Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | Wolf WR9 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | Changed to Spare Car | |||
| Wolf WR7 | Spare Car | ||||||
| 22 | Team Ensign | Ensign N179 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 24 | Team Merzario | Merzario A4 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 25 | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 26 | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 27 | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 28 | Albilad-Saudia Racing Team | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 29 | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 30 | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | ||||
| 31 | Team Rebaque | Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 |
