1979 German Grand Prix
1979 German Grand Prix | |||
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Race 10 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 29 July 1979 | ||
Official name | XLI Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
Location | Hockenheimring, West Germany | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 6.789 km (4.218 mi) | ||
Distance | 45 laps, 305.505 km (189.81 mi) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Renault | ||
Time | 1:48.48 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:51.89 on lap 40 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Ford | ||
Second | Williams-Ford | ||
Third | Ligier-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
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. [1] 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.[2]
Qualifying[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Car | Lap | Gap |
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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 |
Source:[2]
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Classification[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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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 | ||||
Championship 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.
References[]
- ^ "HQ Formel 1 Hockenheim 1979 LIVE full race BEST F1 era 40 years ago Alan Jones". Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ a b Johansson, George, ed. (17 August 1979). "Rally & Racing: Depåsnack" [Pit talk]. Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Specialtidningsförlaget AB. 31 (17): 4–6.
- ^ "1979 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "1979 German Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Germany 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- 1979 Formula One races
- German Grand Prix
- 1979 in West German motorsport