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.

1979 German Grand Prix
Race 10 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season
Race details
Date	29 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	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault
Time	1:48.48
Fastest lap
Driver	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
Time	1:51.89 on lap 40
Podium
First	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford
Second	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford
Third	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford
Lap leaders

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. 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.^[1]

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Car	Lap	Gap
1	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Renault RS10	1:48.48
2	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Williams FW07	1:48.75	+0.27
3	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	Ligier JS11	1:49.43	+0.95
4	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Brabham BT48	1:49.50	+1.02
5	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Ferrari 312 T4	1:50.00	+1.52
6	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	Williams FW07	1:50.12	+1.64
7	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Brabham BT48	1:50.37	+1.89
8	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell 009	1:50.40	+1.92
9	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Ferrari 312 T4	1:50.41	+1.93
10	16	René Arnoux	Renault	Renault RS10	1:50.48	+2.00
11	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 79	1:50.68	+2.20
12	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	McLaren M29	1:50.86	+2.38
13	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 79	1:50.94	+2.46
14	25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier-Ford	Ligier JS11	1:51.07	+2.59
15	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford	McLaren M29	1:51.47	+2.99
16	4	Geoff Lees	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell 009	1:51.50	+3.02
17	20	Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Ford	Wolf WR7	1:52.01	+3.53
18	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A2	1:52.74	+4.26
19	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A2-1	1:52.93	+4.45
20	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford	Shadow DN9B	1:53.59	+5.11
21	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	Shadow DN9B	1:53.73	+5.25
22	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	Fittipaldi F6A	1:54.01	+5.53
23	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford	ATS D2	1:54.47	+5.99
24	31	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 79	1:55.86	+7.38
DNQ	22	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign-Ford	Ensign N179	1:55.95	+7.47
DNQ	24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford	Merzario A2	2:01.84	+13.36
Source:[1]

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	G	45	1:24:48.83	2	9
2	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	G	45	+2.91	6	6
3	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	G	45	+18.39	3	4
4	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	M	45	+31.20	5	3
5	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	G	45	+1:37.80	12	2
6	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	G	44	+1 Lap	18	1
7	4	Geoff Lees	Tyrrell-Ford	G	44	+1 Lap	16
8	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	M	44	+1 Lap	9
9	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford	G	44	+1 Lap	8
10	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford	G	44	+1 Lap	20
11	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	G	43	+2 Laps	21
12	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	G	42	Engine	4
Ret	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	G	34	Tyre	19
Ret	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford	G	30	Suspension	15
Ret	20	Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Ford	G	29	Engine	17
Ret	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	G	27	Engine	7
Ret	25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier-Ford	G	24	Tyre	14
Ret	31	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus-Ford	G	22	Handling	24
Ret	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	G	16	Transmission	11
Ret	16	René Arnoux	Renault	M	9	Tyre	10
Ret	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	M	7	Spun Off	1
Ret	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	G	4	Electrical	22
Ret	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford	G	1	Accident	13
Ret	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford	G	0	Suspension	23
DNQ	22	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign-Ford	G
DNQ	24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford	G
Source:[2][3]

Notes

• This was the 25th Grand Prix start for Arrows.
• This was the 5th and 6th podium finish for Williams.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jody Scheckter 35 (39) 2 Jacques Laffite 28 3 Gilles Villeneuve 26 4 Clay Regazzoni 22 5 Patrick Depailler 20 (22) Source: [4]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 65 2 Ligier-Ford 51 3 Williams-Ford 38 4 Lotus-Ford 37 5 Tyrrell-Ford 21 Source: [4]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.