1979 German Grand Prix
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Circuit | Hockenheim, 45 laps |
Round | 10 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1979 German Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1hr 24m 48.830s | 9 |
2 | +4 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +2.910s | 6 |
3 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +18.390s | 4 | |
4 | +1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 45 | +31.200s | 3 |
5 | +7 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +1m 37.800s | 2 |
6 | +12 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +9 | (GBR) Geoff Lees | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
8 | +1 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 44 | +1 lap | |
9 | -1 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
10 | +10 | (NLD) Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
11 | +10 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +2 laps | |
12 | -8 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 42 | DNF | |
R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 30 | DNF | ||
R | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 29 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 27 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 24 | DNF | ||
R | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 22 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 16 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 9 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Nelson Piquet ended lap 42 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:48.480
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
2 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
5 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
6 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
8 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
10 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault |
11 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (GBR) Geoff Lees | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (NLD) Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 35 |
2 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 28 |
3 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 26 |
4 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 22 |
5 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 20 |
6 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 20 |
7 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 16 |
8 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 13 |
9 | (GBR) John Watson | 13 |
10 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 12 |
11 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 10 |
12 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 |
13 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 8 |
14 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
15 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | 2 |
16 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
= | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 1 |
= | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Geoff Lees
- Wins
- 2nd for Alan Jones (first win since 1977; first for Williams)
- 2nd for Williams
- Race 1-2
- 1st for Williams (16th different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- 26th for Clay Regazzoni
- 12th for Jacques Laffite
- 5th for Alan Jones
- 13th for Ligier
- 6th & 7th for Williams
- Poles
- 3rd for Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- 3rd for Renault
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Gilles Villeneuve
- 88th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 4th for Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- 2nd for Alan Jones
- Points finishes
- 25th for Jochen Mass