1979 German Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 29 July 1979
Winner:	Alan Jones Williams-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault
Fastest lap:	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Circuit:	Hockenheim, 45 laps
Round:	10 of 15

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+1	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	45	1hr 24m 48.830s	9
2	+4	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford Cosworth	45	+2.910s	6
3		Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	45	+18.390s	4
4	+1	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	45	+31.200s	3
5	+7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	45	+1m 37.800s	2
6	+12	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	44	+1 lap	1
7	+9	Geoff Lees	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	44	+1 lap
8	+1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	44	+1 lap
9	-1	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	44	+1 lap
10	+10	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	44	+1 lap
11	+10	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	43	+2 laps
12	-8	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	42	DNF
R		Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	34	DNF
R		Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	30	DNF
R		Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	29	DNF
R		Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	27	DNF
R		Jacky Ickx	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	24	DNF
R		Hector Rebaque	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	22	DNF
R		Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	16	DNF
R		Rene Arnoux	Renault	9	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	7	DNF
R		Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	4	DNF
R		Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	DNF
R		Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford Cosworth	0	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:48.480
2	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:48.750
3	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:49.430
4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:49.500
5	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:50.000
6	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:50.120
7	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:50.370
8	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:50.400
9	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:50.410
10	Rene Arnoux	Renault	1:50.480
11	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:50.680
12	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:50.860
13	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:50.940
14	Jacky Ickx	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:51.070
15	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:51.470
16	Geoff Lees	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:51.500
17	Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	1:52.010
18	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:52.740
19	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:52.930
20	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:53.590
21	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:53.730
22	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1:54.010
23	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:54.470
24	Hector Rebaque	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:55.860

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:48.480
2	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:48.750	0.270
3	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:49.430	0.950
4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:49.500	1.020
5	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:50.000	1.520
6	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:50.120	1.640
7	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:50.370	1.890
8	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:50.400	1.920
9	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:50.410	1.930
10	Rene Arnoux	Renault	1:50.480	2.000
11	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:50.680	2.200
12	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:50.860	2.380
13	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:50.940	2.460
14	Jacky Ickx	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	1:51.070	2.590
15	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:51.470	2.990
16	Geoff Lees	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:51.500	3.020
17	Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Ford Cosworth	1:52.010	3.530
18	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:52.740	4.260
19	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:52.930	4.450
20	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:53.590	5.110
21	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford Cosworth	1:53.730	5.250
22	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1:54.010	5.530
23	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:54.470	5.990
24	Hector Rebaque	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:55.860	7.380
Did not qualify
25	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:55.950	7.470
26	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford Cosworth	2:01.840	13.360

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jody Scheckter	35
2	Jacques Laffite	28
3	Gilles Villeneuve	26
4	Clay Regazzoni	22
5	Patrick Depailler	20
6	Carlos Reutemann	20
7	Alan Jones	16
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	13
9	John Watson	13
10	Mario Andretti	12
11	Rene Arnoux	10
12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9
13	Didier Pironi	8
14	Riccardo Patrese	2
15	Jochen Mass	2
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	1
=	Niki Lauda	1
=	Jacky Ickx	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	65
2	Ligier-Ford Cosworth	51
3	Williams-Ford Cosworth	38
4	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	37
5	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	21
6	Renault	19
7	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	13
8	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	4
9	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1
=	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Geoff Lees

Wins

Driver: 2nd for Alan Jones

Constructor: 2nd for Williams

Race 1-2

Constructor: 1st for Williams (16th different constructor to finish 1-2)

Podiums

Driver: 26th for Clay Regazzoni, 12th for Jacques Laffite, 5th for Alan Jones

Constructor: 13th for Ligier, 6th & 7th for Williams

Poles

Driver: 3rd for Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Constructor: 3rd for Renault

Fastest laps

Driver: 6th for Jacques Villeneuve

Constructor: 88th for Ferrari

Front row starts

Driver: 4th for Jean-Pierre Jabouille, 2nd for Alan Jones

Points finishes

Driver: 25th for Jochen Mass

See also

• German Grand Prix
• Hockenheim Circuit
• 1979 World Championship season