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.

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.<ref name="TV17.79">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Car	Lap	Gap
1	15	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Renault RS10	1:48.48
2	27	Template:Flagicon Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Williams FW07	1:48.75	+0.27
3	26	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	Ligier JS11	1:49.43	+0.95
4	6	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Brabham BT48	1:49.50	+1.02
5	11	Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Ferrari 312 T4	1:50.00	+1.52
6	28	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	Williams FW07	1:50.12	+0.12
7	5	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Brabham BT48	1:50.37	+0.25
8	3	Template:Flagicon Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell 009	1:50.40	+0.28
9	12	Template:Flagicon Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Ferrari 312 T4	1:50.41	+0.01
10	16	Template:Flagicon René Arnoux	Renault	Renault RS10	1:50.48	+0.07
11	1	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 79	1:50.68	+0.20
12	7	Template:Flagicon John Watson	McLaren-Ford	McLaren M29	1:50.86	+0.18
13	2	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 79	1:50.94	+0.08
14	25	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ligier-Ford	Ligier JS11	1:51.07	+0.13
15	8	Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford	McLaren M29	1:51.47	+0.40
16	4	Template:Flagicon Geoff Lees	Tyrrell-Ford	Tyrrell 009	1:51.50	+0.03
17	20	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Ford	Wolf WR7	1:52.01	+0.11
18	30	Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A2	1:52.74	+0.73
19	29	Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A2-1	1:52.93	+0.19
20	17	Template:Flagicon Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford	Shadow DN9B	1:53.59	+0.66
21	18	Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	Shadow DN9B	1:53.73	+0.14
22	14	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	Fittipaldi F6A	1:54.01	+0.28
23	9	Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford	ATS D2	1:54.47	+0.46
24	31	Template:Flagicon Héctor Rebaque	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 79	1:55.86	+1.39
DNQ	22	Template:Flagicon Patrick Gaillard	Ensign-Ford	Ensign N179	1:55.95	+0.09
DNQ	24	Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford	Merzario A2	2:01.84	+5.89
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Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	Template:Flagicon Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Template:Goodyear	45	1:24:48.83	2	9
2	28	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	Template:Goodyear	45	+2.91	6	6
3	26	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	Template:Goodyear	45	+18.39	3	4
4	11	Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Template:Michelin	45	+31.20	5	3
5	7	Template:Flagicon John Watson	McLaren-Ford	Template:Goodyear	45	+1:37.80	12	2
6	30	Template:Flagicon Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	Template:Goodyear	44	+1 Lap	18	1
7	4	Template:Flagicon Geoff Lees	Tyrrell-Ford	Template:Goodyear	44	+1 Lap	16
8	12	Template:Flagicon Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Template:Michelin	44	+1 Lap	9
9	3	Template:Flagicon Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford	Template:Goodyear	44	+1 Lap	8
10	17	Template:Flagicon Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford	Template:Goodyear	44	+1 Lap	20
11	18	Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	Template:Goodyear	43	+2 Laps	21
12	6	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Template:Goodyear	42	Engine	4
Ret	29	Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	Template:Goodyear	34	Tyre	19
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford	Template:Goodyear	30	Suspension	15
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Ford	Template:Goodyear	29	Engine	17
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Template:Goodyear	27	Engine	7
Ret	25	Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx	Ligier-Ford	Template:Goodyear	24	Tyre	14
Ret	31	Template:Flagicon Héctor Rebaque	Lotus-Ford	Template:Goodyear	22	Handling	24
Ret	1	Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	Template:Goodyear	16	Transmission	11
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon René Arnoux	Renault	Template:Michelin	9	Tyre	10
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Template:Michelin	7	Spun Off	1
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	Template:Goodyear	4	Electrical	22
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford	Template:Goodyear	1	Accident	13
Ret	9	Template:Flagicon Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford	Template:Goodyear	0	Suspension	23
DNQ	22	Template:Flagicon Patrick Gaillard	Ensign-Ford	Template:Goodyear
DNQ	24	Template:Flagicon Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford	Template:Goodyear
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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	Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter	35 (39)
2	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	28
3	Template:Flagicon Gilles Villeneuve	26
4	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	22
5	Template:Flagicon Patrick Depailler	20 (22)
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Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	65
2	Template:Flagicon Ligier-Ford	51
3	Template:Flagicon Williams-Ford	38
4	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford	37
5	Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	21
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• 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.

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