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1979 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 45 laps
Round10 of 15
Race numbers

The 1979 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 323rd World Championship race
  • 27th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth451hr 24m 48.830s9
2+4(CHE) Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford Cosworth45+2.910s6
3 (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford Cosworth45+18.390s4
4+1(ZAF) Jody ScheckterFerrari45+31.200s3
5+7(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth45+1m 37.800s2
6+12(DEU) Jochen MassArrows-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap1
7+9(GBR) Geoff LeesTyrrell-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
8+1(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari44+1 lap 
9-1(FRA) Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
10+10(NLD) Jan LammersShadow-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
11+10(ITA) Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford Cosworth43+2 laps 
12-8(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo42DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth34DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth30DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWolf-Ford Cosworth29DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo27DNF 
R (BEL) Jacky IckxLigier-Ford Cosworth24DNF 
R (MEX) Hector RebaqueLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)22DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault9DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault7DNF 
R (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Nelson Piquet ended lap 42 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:48.480

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault
2(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth
3(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford Cosworth
4(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo
5(ZAF) Jody ScheckterFerrari
6(CHE) Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford Cosworth
7(AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo
8(FRA) Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
9(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
10(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault
11(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
12(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
13(ARG) Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford Cosworth
14(BEL) Jacky IckxLigier-Ford Cosworth
15(FRA) Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
16(GBR) Geoff LeesTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
17(FIN) Keke RosbergWolf-Ford Cosworth
18(DEU) Jochen MassArrows-Ford Cosworth
19(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth
20(NLD) Jan LammersShadow-Ford Cosworth
21(ITA) Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford Cosworth
22(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
23(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford Cosworth
24(MEX) Hector RebaqueLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(FRA) Patrick GaillardEnsign-Ford Cosworth
(ITA) Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ZAF) Jody Scheckter35
2(FRA) Jacques Laffite28
3(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve26
4(CHE) Clay Regazzoni22
5(FRA) Patrick Depailler20
6(ARG) Carlos Reutemann20
7(AUS) Alan Jones16
8(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier13
9(GBR) John Watson13
10(USA) Mario Andretti12
11(FRA) Rene Arnoux10
12(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille9
13(FRA) Didier Pironi8
14(ITA) Riccardo Patrese2
15(DEU) Jochen Mass2
16(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi1
=(AUT) Niki Lauda1
=(BEL) Jacky Ickx1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari65
2Ligier-Ford Cosworth51
3Williams-Ford Cosworth38
4Lotus-Ford Cosworth37
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth21
6Renault19
7McLaren-Ford Cosworth13
8Arrows-Ford Cosworth4
9Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth1
=Brabham-Alfa Romeo1

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