1979 German Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Previous race
Regazzoni won at Silverstone — the first Formula One victory for the Williams team — with Arnoux second and Jarier third. Jones led comfortably until his engine overheated on lap 39. Laffite and Villeneuve both retired with mechanical trouble in the closing stages. Scheckter was lapped by Regazzoni and fell to fifth.
Championship standings
Scheckter still leads the championship. Williams, who won their first race at Silverstone two weeks ago, arrive at the ultra-fast Hockenheim circuit looking to build on their breakthrough.
Entrants
Jean-Pierre Jarier is in hospital with a liver problem. Tyrrell has replaced him with Formula 2 driver Geoff Lees for the German Grand Prix. The rest of the entry is unchanged from Silverstone.
Milestones
This is the 25th Grand Prix start for Arrows.
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Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 29 Apr | 🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix | Laffite | Depailler | Reutemann | Andretti |
| 6 | 13 May | 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix | Laffite | Scheckter | Laffite | Pironi |
| 7 | 27 May | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Scheckter | Scheckter | Regazzoni | Reutemann |
| 8 | 1 Jul | 🇫🇷 French Grand Prix | Jabouille | Jabouille | Villeneuve | Arnoux |
| 9 | 14 Jul | 🇬🇧 British Grand Prix | Jones | Regazzoni | Arnoux | Jarier |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 32 | 2 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 24 | 2 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 20 | 0 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 0 |
Constructors' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 62 | 4 |
| 2 | Ligier | 47 | 3 |
| 3 | Team Lotus | 37 | 0 |
| 4 | Williams | 23 | 1 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 21 | 0 |