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1979 British Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 1979
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Summary

1979 British Grand Prix is a recurring sporting event edition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of recurring sporting event edition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: Clay Regazzoni[3]
  • Country: United Kingdom[4]
  • Follows: 1978 British Grand Prix[5]
  • Followed by: 1980 British Grand Prix[6]
  • Location: Silverstone Circuit[7], United Kingdom[8]
  • Part of: 1979 Formula One season[9]
  • Commons category: 1979 British Grand Prix[10]
  • Edition number: 32[11]
  • Point in time: July 14, 1979[12]
  • Sport: auto racing[13]
  • Official name: XXXII Marlboro British Grand Prix[14]
  • Native label: Marlboro British Grand Prix[15]
  • Event distance: 68 lap[16]
  • Sports season of league or competition: British Grand Prix[17]
  • Pole position: Alan Jones[18]
  • Fastest lap: Clay Regazzoni[19]

Why It Matters

1979 British Grand Prix has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What awards did 1979 British Grand Prix receive?

Honors received include Clay Regazzoni[3].

Related Entities

Alan Jones Clay Regazzoni United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · TheaAlvaro · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edition number → 32
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'g
    Sitelink count → 22
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Edition number: 32, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290282|batch #290282]]"
  2. 12w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → 1980 British Grand Prix
    Follows → 1978 British Grand Prix
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Follows: 1978 British Grand Prix"
  3. 22w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 52.075, 'lon': -1.0167}
    Coordinates → —
    Winner → Clay Regazzoni
    Sports season of league or competition → British Grand Prix
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Sports season of league or competition: British Grand Prix"
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