1979 German Grand Prix

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1979 German Grand Prix
Race 10 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season
Circuit Hockenheimring-1970.svg
Race details
Date29 July 1979
Official name XLI Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Hockenheimring, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.790 km (4.219 miles)
Distance 45 laps, 305.505 km (189.81 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:48.48
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Time 1:51.89 on lap 40
Podium
First Williams-Ford
Second Williams-Ford
Third Ligier-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1979 German Grand Prix

The 1979 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 July 1979 at the Hockenheimring. The race, contested over 45 laps, was the tenth race of the 1979 Formula One season and was won by Alan Jones, driving a Williams-Ford, with team-mate Clay Regazzoni second and Jacques Laffite third in a Ligier-Ford. This was the second consecutive win for the Williams team, following Regazzoni's triumph at Silverstone two weeks previously.

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Jean-Pierre Jabouille had taken pole position in his Renault, but out-braked himself and spun off chasing Jones into the Sachskurve on the seventh lap. [1] Jones had a leaky rear tire for the last twenty laps of the race, but Regazzoni received orders to stay behind. The one-two finish moved Williams into third place in the Constructors' Championship. [2]

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorCarLapGap
115 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Renault RS10 1:48.48
227 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford Williams FW07 1:48.75+0.27
326 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Ligier JS11 1:49.43+0.95
46 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo Brabham BT48 1:49.50+1.02
511 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari Ferrari 312 T4 1:50.00+1.52
628 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Williams FW07 1:50.12+0.12
75 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Brabham BT48 1:50.37+0.25
83 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 009 1:50.40+0.28
912 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Ferrari 312 T4 1:50.41+0.01
1016 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault Renault RS10 1:50.48+0.07
111 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Lotus 79 1:50.68+0.20
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford McLaren M29 1:50.86+0.18
132 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Lotus 79 1:50.94+0.08
1425 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ligier-Ford Ligier JS11 1:51.07+0.13
158 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford McLaren M29 1:51.47+0.40
164 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 009 1:51.50+0.03
1720 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford Wolf WR7 1:52.01+0.11
1830 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford Arrows A2 1:52.74+0.73
1929 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Arrows A2-1 1:52.93+0.19
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford Shadow DN9B 1:53.59+0.66
2118 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford Shadow DN9B 1:53.73+0.14
2214 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Fittipaldi F6A 1:54.01+0.28
239 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford ATS D2 1:54.47+0.46
2431 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Lotus 79 1:55.86+1.39
DNQ22 Flag of France.svg Patrick Gaillard Ensign-Ford Ensign N179 1:55.95+0.09
DNQ24 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Merzario A2 2:01.84+5.89
Source: [2]

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 451:24:48.8329
228 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford G 45+2.9166
326 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 45+18.3934
411 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 45+31.2053
57 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford G 45+1:37.80122
630 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G 44+1 Lap181
74 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees Tyrrell-Ford G 44+1 Lap16
812 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 44+1 Lap9
93 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford G 44+1 Lap8
1017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford G 44+1 Lap20
1118 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford G 43+2 Laps21
126 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 42Engine4
Ret29 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 34Tyre19
Ret8 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford G 30Suspension15
Ret20 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford G 29Engine17
Ret5 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 27Engine7
Ret25 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ligier-Ford G 24Tyre14
Ret31 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford G 22Handling24
Ret1 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 16Transmission11
Ret16 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault M 9Tyre10
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 7Spun Off1
Ret14 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 4Electrical22
Ret2 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford G 1Accident13
Ret9 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford G 0Suspension23
DNQ22 Flag of France.svg Patrick Gaillard Ensign-Ford G
DNQ24 Flag of Italy.svg Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford G
Source: [3] [4]

Championship standings after the race

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