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
Renault
Time 1:48.48
Fastest lap
Driver Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Time 1:51.89 on lap 40
Podium
First
Williams-Ford
Second
Williams-Ford
Third
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. [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
1 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Renault RS10 1:48.48
2 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Williams FW07 1:48.75 +0.27
3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Ligier JS11 1:49.43 +0.95
4 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo Brabham BT48 1:49.50 +1.02
5 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari Ferrari 312 T4 1:50.00 +1.52
6 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Williams FW07 1:50.12 +0.12
7 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Brabham BT48 1:50.37 +0.25
8 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 009 1:50.40 +0.28
9 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Ferrari 312 T4 1:50.41 +0.01
10 16 France René Arnoux Renault Renault RS10 1:50.48 +0.07
11 1 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Lotus 79 1:50.68 +0.20
12 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford McLaren M29 1:50.86 +0.18
13 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Lotus 79 1:50.94 +0.08
14 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ligier-Ford Ligier JS11 1:51.07 +0.13
15 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford McLaren M29 1:51.47 +0.40
16 4 United Kingdom Geoff Lees Tyrrell-Ford Tyrrell 009 1:51.50 +0.03
17 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford Wolf WR7 1:52.01 +0.11
18 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford Arrows A2 1:52.74 +0.73
19 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Arrows A2-1 1:52.93 +0.19
20 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford Shadow DN9B 1:53.59 +0.66
21 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford Shadow DN9B 1:53.73 +0.14
22 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Fittipaldi F6A 1:54.01 +0.28
23 9 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford ATS D2 1:54.47 +0.46
24 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Lotus 79 1:55.86 +1.39
DNQ 22 France Patrick Gaillard Ensign-Ford Ensign N179 1:55.95 +0.09
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Merzario A2 2:01.84 +5.89
Source:[2]

Classification
PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 45 1:24:48.83 2 9
2 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford G 45 +2.91 6 6
3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 45 +18.39 3 4
4 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 45 +31.20 5 3
5 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford G 45 +1:37.80 12 2
6 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G 44 +1 Lap 18 1
7 4 United Kingdom Geoff Lees Tyrrell-Ford G 44 +1 Lap 16
8 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 44 +1 Lap 9
9 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford G 44 +1 Lap 8
10 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford G 44 +1 Lap 20
11 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford G 43 +2 Laps 21
12 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 42 Engine 4
Ret 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 34 Tyre 19
Ret 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford G 30 Suspension 15
Ret 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford G 29 Engine 17
Ret 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 27 Engine 7
Ret 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ligier-Ford G 24 Tyre 14
Ret 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford G 22 Handling 24
Ret 1 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 16 Transmission 11
Ret 16 France René Arnoux Renault M 9 Tyre 10
Ret 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 7 Spun Off 1
Ret 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 4 Electrical 22
Ret 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford G 1 Accident 13
Ret 9 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford G 0 Suspension 23
DNQ 22 France Patrick Gaillard Ensign-Ford G
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford G
Source:[3][4]

Championship standings after the race
  • 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. "HQ Formel 1 Hockenheim 1979 LIVE full race BEST F1 era 40 years ago Alan Jones". YouTube. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. Johansson, George, ed. (17 August 1979). "Rally & Racing: Depåsnack" [Pit talk]. Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). 31 (17). Stockholm, Sweden: Specialtidningsförlaget AB: 4–6.
  3. "1979 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. "1979 German Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 29 July 1979. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. "Germany 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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