1979 German Grand Prix

1979 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 16 in the 1979 Formula One season

Date	July 29, 1979
Location	Hockenheimring
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.789 km (4.218 mi)
Distance	45 laps, 305.505 km (189.81 mi)
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

The 1979 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 July 1979 at Hockenheimring. Alan Jones and Clay Regazzoni secured a double-win for Williams, after pole starter Jean-Pierre Jabouille spun off on the seventh lap in an ill-advised attempt at passing Jones on the outside.^[1] Jones had a leaky rear tire for the last twenty laps of the race, but Regazzoni received orders to stay behind. Many championship contenders did not finish, and Williams moved 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	+0.68
4	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Brabham BT48	1:49.50	+0.07
5	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Ferrari 312 T4	1:50.00	+0.10
6	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	Williams FW07	1:50.12	+0.12
7	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Brabham BT48	1:50.37	+0.25
8	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell 009	1:50.40	+0.28
9	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Ferrari 312 T4	1:50.41	+0.01
10	16	René Arnoux	Renault	Renault RS10	1:50.48	+0.07
11	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 79	1:50.68	+0.20
12	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	McLaren M29	1:50.86	+0.18
13	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 79	1:50.94	+0.08
14	25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier-Ford	Ligier JS11	1:51.07	+0.13
15	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford	McLaren M29	1:51.47	+0.40
16	4	Geoff Lees	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell 009	1:51.50	+0.03
17	20	Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Ford	Wolf WR7	1:52.01	+0.11
18	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A2	1:52.74	+0.73
19	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A2-1	1:52.93	+0.19
20	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford	Shadow DN9B	1:53.59	+0.66
21	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	Shadow DN9B	1:53.73	+0.14
22	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	Fittipaldi F6A	1:54.01	+0.28
23	9	Hans Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford	ATS D2	1:54.47	+0.46
24	31	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 79	1:55.86	+1.39
DNQ	22	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign-Ford	Ensign N179	1:55.95	+0.09
DNQ	24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford	Merzario A2	2:01.84	+5.89
Source:^[1]

Classification

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

Notes

Lap Leaders: Alan Jones 45 laps (1-45).

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)

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

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.

References

1 2 3 Johansson, George, ed. (1979-08-17). "Rally & Racing: Depåsnack" [Pit talk]. Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Specialtidningsförlaget AB. 31 (17): 4–6.
↑ "1979 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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