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German Grand Prix 1979

Round 10 of 15  · 29 July 1979  · Hockenheimring  · 45 laps

Fastest Lap Gilles Villeneuve 1:51.890 (lap 40)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 JON Alan Jones Williams 2 1:24:48.830 9
2 REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 6 +2.910 6
3 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 3 +18.390 4
4 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 5 +31.200 3
5 WAT John Watson McLaren 12 +1:37.800 2
6 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 18 +1 lap 1
7 LEE Geoff Lees Tyrrell 16 +1 lap —
8 VIL Gilles Villeneuve FL Ferrari 9 +1 lap —
9 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 8 +1 lap —
10 LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 20 +1 lap —
11 DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 21 +2 laps —
12 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 Engine —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 19 Tyre —
DNF TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 15 Suspension —
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg Wolf 17 Engine —
DNF LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 7 Engine —
DNF ICK Jacky Ickx Ligier 14 Tyre —
DNF REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 24 Handling —
DNF AND Mario Andretti Lotus 11 Transmission —
DNF ARN René Arnoux Renault 10 Tyre —
DNF JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1 Spun off —
DNF FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 22 Electrical —
DNF REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 13 Accident —
DNF STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 23 Suspension —
DNQ GAI Patrick Gaillard Ensign — — —
DNQ MER Arturo Merzario Merzario — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:48.480
2 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:48.750
3 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:49.430
4 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:49.500
5 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:50.000
6 REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 1:50.120
7 LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 1:50.370
8 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:50.400
9 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:50.410
10 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:50.480
11 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 1:50.680
12 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:50.860
13 REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 1:50.940
14 ICK Jacky Ickx Ligier 1:51.070
15 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:51.470
16 LEE Geoff Lees Tyrrell 1:51.500
17 ROS Keke Rosberg Wolf 1:52.010
18 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 1:52.740
19 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:52.930
20 LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 1:53.590
21 DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 1:53.730
22 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:54.010
23 STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 1:54.470
24 REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 1:55.860
25 GAI Patrick Gaillard Ensign 1:55.950
26 MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 2:01.840