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Alan Jones won the 1979 German Grand Prix

Alan Jones won the 1979 German Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Clay Regazzoni and Jacques Laffite at Hockenheimring.

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Race recap

Winner
Alan Jones
Team
Williams
Top listed
Alan Jones, Clay Regazzoni, and Jacques Laffite
Race date
July 29, 1979
Pole
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Fastest lap
Gilles Villeneuve
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Hockenheimring

The decisive result

Alan Jones finished first for Williams. Clay Regazzoni is listed 2 for Williams, with Jacques Laffite 3 for Ligier.

Grid to finish

Jochen Mass from P18 to P6 (+12), Jan Lammers from P20 to P10 (+10), and Elio de Angelis from P21 to P11 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 3 Engine, 3 Tyre, and 2 DNQ. Gilles Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:51.890 on lap 40. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alan JonesWilliams1:24:48.8309
2Clay RegazzoniWilliams1:24:51.7406
3Jacques LaffiteLigier1:25:07.2204
4Jody ScheckterFerrari1:25:20.0303
5John WatsonMcLaren1:26:26.6302
6Jochen MassArrows+1 lap1
7Geoff LeesTyrrell+1 lap0
8Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1 lap0
9Didier PironiTyrrell+1 lap0
10Jan LammersShadow+1 lap0
11Elio de AngelisShadow+2 laps0
12Nelson PiquetBrabhamEngine0
DNFRiccardo PatreseArrowsTyre0
DNFPatrick TambayMcLarenSuspension0
DNFKeke RosbergWolfEngine0
DNFNiki LaudaBrabhamEngine0
DNFJacky IckxLigierTyre0
DNFHéctor RebaqueTeam LotusHandling0
DNFMario AndrettiTeam LotusTransmission0
DNFRené ArnouxRenaultTyre0