1979 German Grand Prix
| Racing data | ||
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| 10th of 15 races of the 1979 automobile world championship | ||
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| Surname: | XLI Grand Prix of Germany | |
| Date: | July 29, 1979 | |
| Place: | Hockenheim | |
| Course: | Hockenheimring | |
| Length: | 305.505 km in 45 laps of 6.789 km
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| Weather: | sunny and hot | |
| Spectator: | ~ 92,000 | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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| Time: | 1: 48.48 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 Gilles Villeneuve
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 Ferrari
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| Time: | 1: 51.89 min | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
 Alan Jones
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 Williams
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| Second: |
 Clay Regazzoni
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Williams
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| Third: |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier
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The 1979 German Grand Prix took place on July 29th in Hockenheim and was the tenth race of the 1979 Automobile World Championship .
Reports
background
With the exception of Jean-Pierre Jarier , who had to be replaced by Geoff Lees due to illness , the same field of drivers competed in the tenth World Championship round of the year as two weeks earlier at the British Grand Prix .
training
On the fast track at Hockenheim, Renault driver Jean-Pierre Jabouille secured pole position for the third time this season and shared the front row with Alan Jones , who was able to implement the potential of the further developed Williams FW07 in this training session better than his Teammate Clay Regazzoni , who qualified for sixth place. In between were three pilots of different makes: Jacques Laffite , Nelson Piquet and Jody Scheckter .
run
Jones converted his pole position into a lead ahead of Jabouille, Laffite, Scheckter and Regazzoni. On the eighth lap, Jabouille spun while trying to take the lead and was eliminated.
By the 13th lap Regazzoni passed Scheckter and Laffite and thus took second place behind his team-mate Jones. For the rest of the race, the two held their positions, securing the first one-two in the Williams team history .
Gilles Villeneuve , who had been in fifth place behind Laffite and Scheckter for a long time, had to give up this position to Niki Lauda for a short time on lap 27 , as he had to go to the pits due to a defect in his rear wing. When Lauda retired in the following lap due to an engine failure, Villeneuve took the place again for five laps until he was ousted by Nelson Piquet and fell further back. When his teammate Lauda had to give up three laps before the end due to an engine failure, John Watson finally achieved fifth place ahead of Jochen Mass .
Registration list
Classifications
Starting grid
| Item | driver | constructor | time | Ø speed | begin |
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| 1 |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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1: 48.48 | 225.299 km / h | 1 |
| 2 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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1: 48.75 | 224.739 km / h | 2 |
| 3 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 49.43 | 223.343 km / h | 3 |
| 4th |
.svg){kind=small} Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 49.50 | 223.200 km / h | 4th |
| 5 |
.svg){kind=small} Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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1: 50.00 | 222.185 km / h | 5 |
| 6th |
Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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1: 50.12 | 221.943 km / h | 6th |
| 7th |
 Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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1: 50.37 | 221.441 km / h | 7th |
| 8th |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 50.40 | 221.380 km / h | 8th |
| 9 |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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1: 50.41 | 221.360 km / h | 9 |
| 10 |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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1: 50.48 | 221.220 km / h | 10 |
| 11 |
 Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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1: 50.68 | 220.820 km / h | 11 |
| 12 |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 50.86 | 220.462 km / h | 12 |
| 13 |
 Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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1: 50.94 | 220.303 km / h | 13 |
| 14th |
 Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford
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1: 51.07 | 220.045 km / h | 14th |
| 15th |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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1: 51.47 | 219.255 km / h | 15th |
| 16 |
Geoff Lees
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Tyrrell-Ford
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1: 51.50 | 219.196 km / h | 16 |
| 17th |
 Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford
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1: 52.01 | 218.198 km / h | 17th |
| 18th |
 Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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1: 52.74 | 216.786 km / h | 18th |
| 19th |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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1: 52.93 | 216.421 km / h | 19th |
| 20th |
 Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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1: 53.59 | 215.163 km / h | 20th |
| 21st |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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1: 53.73 | 214.898 km / h | 21st |
| 22nd |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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1: 54.01 | 214.371 km / h | 22nd |
| 23 |
Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS Ford
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1: 54.47 | 213.509 km / h | 23 |
| 24 |
 Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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1: 55.86 | 210.948 km / h | 24 |
| DNQ |
Patrick Gaillard
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Ensign-Ford
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1: 55.95 | 210.784 km / h | - |
| DNQ |
Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford
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2: 01.84 | 200.594 km / h | - |
run
| Item | driver | constructor | Round | Stops | time | begin | Fastest lap | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford
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45 | 0 | 1: 24: 48.83 | 2 | 1: 51.97 | |
| 2 |
Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford
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45 | 0 | + 02.91 | 6th | 1: 52.01 | |
| 3 |
Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford
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45 | 0 | + 18.39 | 3 | 1: 52.34 | |
| 4th |
Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari
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45 | 0 | + 31.20 | 5 | 1: 52.48 | |
| 5 |
John Watson
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McLaren-Ford
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45 | 0 | +1: 37.80 | 12 | 1: 53.83 | |
| 6th |
Jochen Mass
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Arrows Ford
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44 | 0 | + 1 lap | 18th | 1: 54.61 | |
| 7th |
Geoff Lees
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Tyrrell-Ford
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44 | 0 | + 1 lap | 16 | 1: 54.80 | |
| 8th |
Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari
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44 | 1 | + 1 lap | 9 | 1: 51.89 | |
| 9 |
Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford
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44 | 0 | + 1 lap | 8th | 1: 54.56 | |
| 10 |
Jan Lammers
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Shadow Ford
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44 | 0 | + 1 lap | 20th | 1: 56.37 | |
| 11 |
Elio de Angelis
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Shadow Ford
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43 | 0 | + 2 rounds | 21st | 1: 56.51 | |
| 12 |
Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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42 | 0 | DNF | 4th | 1: 52.72 | Engine failure |
| - |
Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows Ford
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34 | 0 | DNF | 19th | 1: 54.66 | Tire damage |
| - |
Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford
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30th | 0 | DNF | 15th | 1: 54.11 | Suspension damage |
| - |
Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford
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29 | 0 | DNF | 17th | 1: 55.47 | Oil pressure loss |
| - |
Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo
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27 | 0 | DNF | 7th | 1: 53.12 | Engine failure |
| - |
Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford
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24 | 0 | DNF | 14th | 1: 53.44 | Tire damage |
| - |
Hector Rebaque
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Lotus Ford
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22nd | 0 | DNF | 24 | 1: 57.22 | task |
| - |
Mario Andretti
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Lotus Ford
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16 | 0 | DNF | 11 | 1: 54.01 | broken drive shaft |
| - |
René Arnoux
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Renault
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9 | 0 | DNF | 10 | 1: 53.24 | Tire damage |
| - |
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault
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7th | 0 | DNF | 1 | 1: 51.98 | Lathe operator |
| - |
Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford
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4th | 0 | DNF | 22nd | 1: 57.34 | defective electrical box |
| - |
Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus Ford
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1 | 0 | DNF | 13 | 2: 08.35 | collision |
| - |
Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS Ford
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0 | 0 | DNF | 23 | - | Suspension damage |
World Cup stands after the race
The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
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Individual evidence
- ↑ "Training" ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 9, 2012)
- ^ "Report" (accessed on September 9, 2012)
- ↑ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from December 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on September 9, 2012)
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