Pit Lane F1
1979 Season - Round 10 - 1979-07-29
Alan Jones won the 1979 German Grand Prix for Williams, with Clay Regazzoni (Williams) second and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Jochen Mass (Arrows) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1979 German Grand Prix, completing round 10 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jody Scheckter |
| Ferrari |
| 5 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | Tyre | 0 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | Suspension | 0 |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | Tyre | 0 |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 24 | Handling | 0 |
| 19 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | Tyre | 0 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | Electrical | 0 |
| 23 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 23 | Suspension | 0 |
