The Turbo Era · Round 9
British Grand Prix
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The result
Classification
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / Retirement | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | 68 | 01:26:54.8 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 9 | 68 | +40.65 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 67 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 23 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | 66 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 20 | 65 | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 64 | Distributor | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 64 | Engine | |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 24 | 61 | Out of fuel | |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 11 | 59 | Throttle | |
| 13 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | 56 | Suspension | |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 22 | 25 | Disqualified | |
| 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 17 | Distributor | |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | 15 | Clutch | |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | 13 | Turbo | |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 11 | Tyre | |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Transmission | |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 4 | Spun off | |
| 21 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 3 | Collision | |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 6 | 3 | Spun off | |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | 1 | Clutch | |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 18 | 8 | Spun off |
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