1979 German Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 Jul 1979
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
- Round
- 10 of 15
- Winner
- Alan Jones (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 45 | 1:24:48.83 | 9 | |
| 2 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 45 | +2.91 | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | 45 | +18.39 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 45 | +31.20 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 45 | +1:37.80 | 2 | |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | 44 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 16 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 20 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 21 | 43 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 42 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 34 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | 30 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 17 | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 27 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | 24 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 24 | 22 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 16 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 9 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 7 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 4 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 23 | 0 | Suspension | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 35 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 1 | 20 | |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 0 | 13 | |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 65 |
| 2 | Ligier | 3 | 51 |
| 3 | Williams | 2 | 38 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 0 | 37 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Renault | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Arrows | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |