# 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.

## Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Car | Lap | Gap |
| 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault RS10 | 1:48.48 | |
| 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | Williams FW07 | 1:48.75 | +0.27 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | Ligier JS11 | 1:49.43 | +0.95 |
| 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham BT48 | 1:49.50 | +1.02 |
| 5 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | Ferrari 312 T4 | 1:50.00 | +1.52 |
| 6 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | Williams FW07 | 1:50.12 | +0.12 |
| 7 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham BT48 | 1:50.37 | +0.25 |
| 8 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | Tyrrell 009 | 1:50.40 | +0.28 |
| 9 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari 312 T4 | 1:50.41 | +0.01 |
| 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault RS10 | 1:50.48 | +0.07 |
| 11 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | Lotus 79 | 1:50.68 | +0.20 |
| 12 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | McLaren M29 | 1:50.86 | +0.18 |
| 13 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | Lotus 79 | 1:50.94 | +0.08 |
| 14 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford | Ligier JS11 | 1:51.07 | +0.13 |
| 15 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | McLaren M29 | 1:51.47 | +0.40 |
| 16 | 4 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell-Ford | Tyrrell 009 | 1:51.50 | +0.03 |
| 17 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford | Wolf WR7 | 1:52.01 | +0.11 |
| 18 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | Arrows A2 | 1:52.74 | +0.73 |
| 19 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | Arrows A2-1 | 1:52.93 | +0.19 |
| 20 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | Shadow DN9B | 1:53.59 | +0.66 |
| 21 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | Shadow DN9B | 1:53.73 | +0.14 |
| 22 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | Fittipaldi F6A | 1:54.01 | +0.28 |
| 23 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | ATS D2 | 1:54.47 | +0.46 |
| 24 | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | Lotus 79 | 1:55.86 | +1.39 |
| DNQ | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign-Ford | Ensign N179 | 1:55.95 | +0.09 |
| DNQ | 24 | 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 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | G | 45 | 1:24:48.83 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | G | 45 | +2.91 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | G | 45 | +18.39 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | M | 45 | +31.20 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | G | 45 | +1:37.80 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | G | 44 | +1 Lap | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 44 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | M | 44 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 9 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 44 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | G | 44 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 11 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | G | 43 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | G | 42 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | G | 34 | Tyre | 19 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | G | 30 | Suspension | 15 | |
| Ret | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford | G | 29 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | G | 27 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford | G | 24 | Tyre | 14 | |
| Ret | 31 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | G | 22 | Handling | 24 | |
| Ret | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | G | 16 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | M | 9 | Tyre | 10 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | M | 7 | Spun Off | 1 | |
| Ret | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | G | 4 | Electrical | 22 | |
| Ret | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | G | 1 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | G | 0 | Suspension | 23 | |
| DNQ | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign-Ford | G | | | | |
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | G | | | | |
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