1979 German Grand Prix

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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = F1
|Country = West Germany
|Grand Prix = German
|Official name = XLI Großer Preis von Deutschland
|Date = 29 July
|Year = 1979
|Image = Circuit_Hockenheimring-1970.svg
|Race_No = 10
|Season_No = 15
|Location = [[Hockenheimring]], [[West Germany]]
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 4.219
|Course_km = 6.790
|Distance_laps = 45
|Distance_mi = 189.81
|Distance_km = 305.505
|Weather = Dry
|Pole_Driver = [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
|Pole_Country = France
|Pole_Team = [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
|Pole_Time = 1:48.48
|Fast_Driver = [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
|Fast_Country = Canada
|Fast_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|Fast_Time = 1:51.89
|Fast_Lap = 40
|First_Driver = [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]]
|First_Country = Australia
|First_Team = [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|Second_Driver = [[Clay Regazzoni]]
|Second_Country = Switzerland
|Second_Team = [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|Third_Driver = [[Jacques Laffite]]
|Third_Country = France
|Third_Team = [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1979|GER}}
}}

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 (racing driver)|Alan Jones]], driving a [[Williams FW07|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], with team-mate [[Clay Regazzoni]] second and [[Jacques Laffite]] third in a [[Ligier JS11|Ligier]]-Ford. This was the second consecutive win for the Williams team, following Regazzoni's triumph at [[1979 British Grand Prix|Silverstone]] two weeks previously.

[[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]] had taken pole position in his [[Renault RS10|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.<ref name="TV17.79">{{cite journal|title=Rally & Racing: Depåsnack |trans-title=Pit talk |language=sv |journal=Teknikens Värld |publisher=Specialtidningsförlaget AB |location=Stockholm, Sweden |pages=4–6 |date=17 August 1979 |issue=17 |volume=31 |editor-first=George |editor-last=Johansson }}</ref>

== Qualifying ==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Car !! Lap !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 15
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| [[Renault RS10]]
| 1:48.48
|
|-
! 2
| 27
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]]
| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Williams FW07]]
| 1:48.75
| +0.27
|-
! 3
| 26
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Ligier JS11]]
| 1:49.43
| +0.95
|-
! 4
| 6
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| [[Brabham BT48]]
| 1:49.50
| +1.02
|-
! 5
| 11
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Ferrari 312#312T4|Ferrari 312 T4]]
| 1:50.00
| +1.52
|-
! 6
| 28
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Williams FW07]]
| 1:50.12
| +1.64
|-
! 7
| 5
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| [[Brabham BT48]]
| 1:50.37
| +1.89
|-
! 8
| 3
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Tyrrell 009]]
| 1:50.40
| +1.92
|-
! 9
| 12
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[Ferrari 312#312T4|Ferrari 312 T4]]
| 1:50.41
| +1.93
|-
! 10
| 16
| {{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]]
| [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| [[Renault RS10]]
| 1:50.48
| +2.00
|-
! 11
| 1
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Lotus 79]]
| 1:50.68
| +2.20
|-
! 12
| 7
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[McLaren M29]]
| 1:50.86
| +2.38
|-
! 13
| 2
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Lotus 79]]
| 1:50.94
| +2.46
|-
! 14
| 25
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jacky Ickx]]
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Ligier JS11]]
| 1:51.07
| +2.59
|-
! 15
| 8
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Tambay]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[McLaren M29]]
| 1:51.47
| +2.99
|-
! 16
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Geoff Lees (racing driver)|Geoff Lees]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Tyrrell 009]]
| 1:51.50
| +3.02
|-
! 17
| 20
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Keke Rosberg]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Wolf WR7]]
| 1:52.01
| +3.53
|-
! 18
| 30
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Jochen Mass]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Arrows A2]]
| 1:52.74
| +4.26
|-
! 19
| 29
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Arrows A2|Arrows A2-1]]
| 1:52.93
| +4.45
|-
! 20
| 17
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Lammers]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Shadow DN9|Shadow DN9B]]
| 1:53.59
| +5.11
|-
! 21
| 18
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Elio de Angelis]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Shadow DN9|Shadow DN9B]]
| 1:53.73
| +5.25
|-
! 22
| 14
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Fittipaldi F6|Fittipaldi F6A]]
| 1:54.01
| +5.53
|-
! 23
| 9
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[ATS D2]]
| 1:54.47
| +5.99
|-
! 24
| 31
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Lotus 79]]
| 1:55.86
| +7.38
|-
! DNQ
| 22
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Gaillard]]
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Ensign N179]]
| 1:55.95
| +7.47
|-
! DNQ
| 24
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
| [[Merzario]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[Merzario A2]]
| 2:01.84
| +13.36
|-
!colspan="7"|{{center|Source:<ref name="TV17.79"/>}}
|}

== Classification ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Tyre !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 27
| {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]]'''
| '''[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| {{Goodyear}}
| 45
| 1:24:48.83
| 2
| '''9'''
|-
! 2
| 28
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} '''[[Clay Regazzoni]]'''
| '''[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| {{Goodyear}}
| 45
| +2.91
| 6
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 26
| {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Jacques Laffite]]'''
| '''[[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| {{Goodyear}}
| 45
| +18.39
| 3
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 11
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} '''[[Jody Scheckter]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| {{Michelin}}
| 45
| +31.20
| 5
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 7
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]'''
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| {{Goodyear}}
| 45
| +1:37.80
| 12
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 30
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} '''[[Jochen Mass]]'''
| '''[[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]'''
| {{Goodyear}}
| 44
| +1 Lap
| 18
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Geoff Lees (racing driver)|Geoff Lees]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 44
| +1 Lap
| 16
|
|-
! 8
| 12
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| {{Michelin}}
| 44
| +1 Lap
| 9
|
|-
! 9
| 3
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Didier Pironi]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 44
| +1 Lap
| 8
|
|-
! 10
| 17
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Lammers]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 44
| +1 Lap
| 20
|
|-
! 11
| 18
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Elio de Angelis]]
| [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 43
| +2 Laps
| 21
|
|-
! 12
| 6
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 42
| Engine
| 4
|
|-
! Ret
| 29
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 34
| Tyre
| 19
|
|-
! Ret
| 8
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Tambay]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 30
| Suspension
| 15
|
|-
! Ret
| 20
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Keke Rosberg]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 29
| Engine
| 17
|
|-
! Ret
| 5
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 27
| Engine
| 7
|
|-
! Ret
| 25
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jacky Ickx]]
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 24
| Tyre
| 14
|
|-
! Ret
| 31
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Héctor Rebaque]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 22
| Handling
| 24
|
|-
! Ret
| 1
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 16
| Transmission
| 11
|
|-
! Ret
| 16
| {{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]]
| [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| {{Michelin}}
| 9
| Tyre
| 10
|
|-
! Ret
| 15
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jabouille]]
| [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| {{Michelin}}
| 7
| Spun Off
| 1
|
|-
! Ret
| 14
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 4
| Electrical
| 22
|
|-
! Ret
| 2
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 1
| Accident
| 13
|
|-
! Ret
| 9
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]]
| [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
| 0
| Suspension
| 23
|
|-
! DNQ
| 22
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Gaillard]]
| [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
|
|
|
|
|-
! DNQ
| 24
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Arturo Merzario]]
| [[Merzario]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| {{Goodyear}}
|
|
|
|
|-
!colspan="9"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/403/ |title=1979 German Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919001500/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/403/ |archive-date=19 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1979-german-grand-prix/|title=1979 German Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive|website=GPArchive.com|date=29 July 1979 |access-date=6 November 2021}}</ref>}}
|}

== Notes ==

* This was the 25th Grand Prix start for [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]].
* This was the 5th and 6th podium finish for [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]].

== Championship standings after the race ==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| align="right"| 35 (39)
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]]
| align="right"| 28
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| align="right"| 26
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Clay Regazzoni]]
| align="right"| 22
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Depailler]]
| align="right"| 20 (22)
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="Championship standings">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1979/allemagne/championnat.aspx|title=Germany 1979 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref>
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| align="right"| 65
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| align="right"| 51
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| align="right"| 38
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| align="right"| 37
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| align="right"| 21
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="Championship standings"/>
|}
{{col-end}}

*<small>'''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.</small>

==References==
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{{F1 race report
| Name_of_race = [[German Grand Prix]]
| Year_of_race = 1979
| Previous_race_in_season = [[1979 British Grand Prix]]
| Next_race_in_season = [[1979 Austrian Grand Prix]]
| Previous_year's_race = [[1978 German Grand Prix]]
| Next_year's_race = [[1980 German Grand Prix]]
}}
{{F1GP 70-79}}

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