Alan Jones won the 1979 German Grand Prix for Williams, giving the team back-to-back victories and moving them into third in the Constructors' Championship.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Alan Jones (Williams-Ford)
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring
- Laps contested
- 45 laps
- Season round
- 10th race of 1979 F1 season
- Pole position
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault)
- Consecutive Williams wins
- 2
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Williams entered the 1979 German Grand Prix on the back of Clay Regazzoni's victory at Silverstone, building momentum in the Constructors' Championship. Jean-Pierre Jabouille claimed pole position for Renault, but spun off on lap seven while chasing Jones into the Sachskurve, removing the main rival for the lead.
Held on 29 July 1979 at the Hockenheimring, the race was won by Alan Jones driving a Williams-Ford over 45 laps. Despite suffering a leaky rear tire in the final twenty laps, Jones held on as Regazzoni, running second, was ordered by the team to stay behind, securing a one-two finish with Jacques Laffite third in a Ligier-Ford.
The Williams one-two result lifted the team into third place in the Constructors' Championship and marked their second successive Grand Prix victory. The outcome underscored Williams's growing competitiveness in the 1979 season and signaled their emergence as a consistent front-running constructor.