Race results
Race startJuly 14, 1979 at 01:00British Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1:26:11.17 | 68 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | +24.280 | 68 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 67 | 16 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 67 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 67 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | +1 Lap | 67 | 17 | 1 |
| - | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Out of fuel) | 66 | 18 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 66 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 66 | 26 | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 66 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | +3 Laps | 65 | 21 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +3 Laps | 65 | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | +3 Laps | 65 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Fuel system) | 63 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Gearbox) | 45 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Engine) | 44 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | DNF (Fuel system) | 44 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Water pump) | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | DNF (Gearbox) | 37 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Engine) | 25 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Turbo) | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Brakes) | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Wheel) | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Spun off) | 1 | 3 | 0 |