The Garagiste.

World Championship  ·  Round 10

German Grand Prix

1979  ·  Hockenheimring  ·  29 July 1979  ·  45 laps

  1. 1st Alan Jones Williams · 01:24:48.83
  2. 2nd Clay Regazzoni Williams · +2.91
  3. 3rd Jacques Laffite Ligier · +18.39

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 7

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Retirement Renault  —  Spun off

03 Lap 34

Riccardo Patrese

Retirement Arrows  —  Tyre

04 On the Charge

Jochen Mass

Arrows  —  P18 → P6

05 Victory

Alan Jones

Williams  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alan Jones Williams 2 45 01:24:48.83 9
2 Clay Regazzoni Williams 6 45 +2.91 6
3 Jacques Laffite Ligier 3 45 +18.39 4
4 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 5 45 +31.2 3
5 John Watson McLaren 12 45 +1:37.800 2
6 Jochen Mass Arrows 18 44 +1 Lap 1
7 Geoff Lees Tyrrell 16 44 +1 Lap
8 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 9 44 +1 Lap
9 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 8 44 +1 Lap
10 Jan Lammers Shadow 20 44 +1 Lap
11 Elio de Angelis Shadow 21 43 +2 Laps
12 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 4 42 Engine
13 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 19 34 Tyre
14 Patrick Tambay McLaren 15 30 Suspension
15 Keke Rosberg Wolf 17 29 Engine
16 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 7 27 Engine
17 Jacky Ickx Ligier 14 24 Tyre
18 Hector Rebaque Team Lotus 24 22 Handling
19 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 11 16 Transmission
20 René Arnoux Renault 10 9 Tyre
21 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1 7 Spun off
22 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 22 4 Electrical
23 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 13 1 Accident
24 Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 23 0 Suspension

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