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1979 Grand Prix of Germany

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Formula One race number 10 of 15
Sunday, July 29, 1979 at Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
45 laps on a 6.789 kilometer road course (305.505 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:24:48.83
Average speed: 216.156 kph
Pole time: 108.48 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.91 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 1

Glossary 1979 Formula One results / 1979 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	27	Alan Jones	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV	45	1:24:48.83	45	9
2	6	28	Clay Regazzoni	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV	45	+2.91	0	6
3	3	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV	45	+18.39	0	4
4	5	11	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015	45	+31.20	0	3
5	12	7	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29 / Ford Cosworth DFV	45	+97.80	0	2
6	18	30	Jochen Mass	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A2 / Ford Cosworth DFV	44	+1 lap	0	1
7	16	4	Geoff Lees	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	44	+1 lap	0	0
8	9	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015	44	+1 lap	0	0
9	8	3	Didier Pironi	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	44	+1 lap	0	0
10	20	17	Jan Lammers	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV	44	+1 lap	0	0
11	21	18	Elio de Angelis	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV	43	+2 laps	0	0
12	4	6	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260	42	engine	0	0
ret	19	29	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A2 / Ford Cosworth DFV	34	tire	0	0
ret	15	8	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28 / Ford Cosworth DFV	30	suspension	0	0
ret	17	20	Keke Rosberg	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf WR7 / Ford Cosworth DFV	29	engine	0	0
ret	7	5	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260	27	engine	0	0
ret	14	25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV	24	tire	0	0
ret	24	31	Hector Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	22	handling	0	0
ret	11	1	Mario Andretti	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	16	transmission	0	0
ret	10	16	Rene Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1	9	tire	0	0
ret	1	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1	7	spun off	0	0
ret	22	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F6A / Ford Cosworth DFV	4	electrical	0	0
ret	13	2	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	1	crash	0	0
ret	23	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS Wheels	ATS D2 / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	suspension	0	0

Fastest Lap: 218.432 kph by Gilles Villeneuve

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
25	Patrick Gaillard	22	Team Ensign
26	Arturo Merzario	24	Team Merzario

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Alan Jones	1	45	45

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jody Scheckter	39
2	Jacques Laffite	28	-11
3	Gilles Villeneuve	26	-13
4	Carlos Reutemann	25	-14
5	Patrick Depailler	22	-17
5	Clay Regazzoni	22	-17
7	Alan Jones	16	-23
8	John Watson	13	-26
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	13	-26
10	Mario Andretti	12	-27
11	Rene Arnoux	10	-29
12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9	-30
13	Didier Pironi	8	-31
14	Jochen Mass	2	-37
14	Riccardo Patrese	2	-37
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	-38
16	Niki Lauda	1	-38
16	Jacky Ickx	1	-38