1979 German Grand Prix
1979 German Grand Prix | |||
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Race 10 of 16 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | July 29, 1979 | ||
Location | Hockenheimring | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 6.789 km (4.218 miles) | ||
Distance | 45 laps, 305.505 km (189.81 miles) | ||
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 |
The 1979 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 July 1979 at Hockenheimring. Alan Jones and Clay Regazzoni secured a double-win for Williams, after pole starter Jean-Pierre Jabouille spun off on the seventh lap in an ill-advised attempt at passing Jones on the outside.[1] Jones had a leaky rear tire for the last twenty laps of the race, but Regazzoni received orders to stay behind. Many championship contenders did not finish, and Williams moved into third place in the constructors' championship.[1]
Qualifying
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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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 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford | 24 | Tyre | 14 | |
Ret | 31 | Héctor 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 | ||||
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Notes
- Lap Leaders: Alan Jones 45 laps (1-45).
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
- ^ a b c Johansson, George, ed. (1979-08-17). "Rally & Racing: Depåsnack". Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). 31 (17). Stockholm, Sweden: Specialtidningsförlaget AB: 4–6.
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