1979 German Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
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| Race 10 of 16 in the 1979 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | July 29, 1979 | |
| Location | Hockenheimring | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 6.789 km (4.218 mi) | |
| Distance | 45 laps, 305.505 km (189.81 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault |
| Time | 1:48.48 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:51.89 on lap 40 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Alan Jones |
Williams-Ford |
| Second |  Clay Regazzoni |
Williams-Ford |
| Third | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Ford |
The 1979 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 29 July 1979 at Hockenheimring.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones |
Williams-Ford | 45 | 1:24:48.83 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni |
Williams-Ford | 45 | +2.91 secs | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Ford | 45 | +18.39 secs | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter |
Ferrari | 45 | +31.20 secs | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 |  John Watson |
McLaren-Ford | 45 | +1:37.80 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 |  Jochen Mass |
Arrows-Ford | 44 | +1 Lap | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Geoff Lees |
Tyrrell-Ford | 44 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari | 44 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 9 | 3 | Didier Pironi |
Tyrrell-Ford | 44 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 10 | 17 |  Jan Lammers |
Shadow-Ford | 44 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| 11 | 18 |  Elio de Angelis |
Shadow-Ford | 43 | +2 Laps | 21 | |
| 12 | 6 |  Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 42 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows-Ford | 34 | Tyre | 19 | |
| Ret | 8 | Patrick Tambay |
McLaren-Ford | 30 | Suspension | 15 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Keke Rosberg |
Wolf-Ford | 29 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Niki Lauda |
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 27 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 25 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx |
Ligier-Ford | 24 | Tyre | 14 | |
| Ret | 31 |  Hector Rebaque |
Lotus-Ford | 22 | Handling | 24 | |
| Ret | 1 |  Mario Andretti |
Lotus-Ford | 16 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault | 9 | Tyre | 10 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
Renault | 7 | Spun Off | 1 | |
| Ret | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 4 | Electrical | 22 | |
| Ret | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Lotus-Ford | 1 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck |
ATS-Ford | 0 | Suspension | 23 | |
| DNQ | 22 | Patrick Gaillard |
Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario |
Merzario-Ford |
Notes
- Lap Leaders: Alan Jones 45 laps (1-45).
Standings after the race
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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.
| Previous race: 1979 British Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1979 season |
Next race: 1979 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1978 German Grand Prix |
German Grand Prix | Next race: 1980 German Grand Prix |
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