July 29, 1979 Hockenheimring | Lap distance 6.789 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (10) | 1979 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 27 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 8.000000.830 | 2 | 8.000000.750 | 2 | 1.000000.970 | (15) | |
| 2 | 6 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 1.000000.740 | +2.000000.910 | 6 | 0.00 | 4 | 2.000000.010 | (38) |
| 3 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 7.000000.220 | +8.000000.390 | 3 | 9.000000.430 | 5 | 2.000000.340 | (34) |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 45 | 0.00 | +1.000000.200 | 5 | 0.00 | 6 | 2.000000.480 | (9) |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren M29 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 6.000000.630 | +7.000000.800 | 12 | 0.00 | 11 | 3.000000.830 | (16) |
| 6 | 1 | 30 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 2.000000.860 | +1 lap | 18 | 2.000000.740 | 15 | 4.000000.610 | (34) |
| 7 | 4 | Geoff Lees (GBR) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 0.00 | +1 lap | 16 | 1.000000.500 | 17 | 4.000000.800 | (41) | |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 44 | 4.000000.950 | +1 lap | 9 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.000000.890 | (40) | |
| 9 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 6.000000.240 | +1 lap | 8 | 0.00 | 14 | 4.000000.560 | (8) | |
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers (NED) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 8.000000.690 | +1 lap | 20 | 3.000000.590 | 19 | 6.000000.370 | (38) | |
| 11 | 18 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 43 | 9.000000.720 | +2 laps | 21 | 3.000000.730 | 20 | 6.000000.510 | (13) | |
| 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 42 | 3.000000.580 | +3 laps | 4 | 9.000000.500 | 7 | 2.000000.720 | (35) | |
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| tyre | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 34 | 2.000000.250 | 19 | 2.000000.930 | 16 | 4.000000.660 | (32) | ||
| suspension | 8 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | McLaren M29 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 30 | 8.000000.090 | 15 | 1.000000.470 | 13 | 4.000000.110 | (5) | ||
| engine | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Wolf WR7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 29 | 0.00 | 17 | 2.000000.010 | 18 | 5.000000.470 | (23) | ||
| engine | 5 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 27 | 5.000000.190 | 7 | 0.00 | 8 | 3.000000.120 | (27) | ||
| tyre | 25 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 24 | 5.000000.740 | 14 | 1.000000.070 | 10 | 3.000000.440 | (23) | ||
| handling | 31 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 22 | 2.000000.870 | 24 | 5.000000.860 | 21 | 7.000000.220 | (16) | ||
| transmission | 1 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 16 | 1.000000.190 | 11 | 0.00 | 12 | 4.000000.010 | (5) | ||
| tyre | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RS10 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 9 | 2.000000.620 | 10 | 0.00 | 9 | 3.000000.240 | (7) | ||
| spun off | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS10 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 7 | 6.000000.290 | 1 | 8.000000.480 | 3 | 1.000000.980 | (6) | ||
| electrical | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F6A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 4 | 6.000000.700 | 22 | 4.000000.010 | 22 | 7.000000.340 | (4) | ||
| accident | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 8.000000.350 | 13 | 0.00 | 23 | 8.000000.350 | (1) | ||
| suspension | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | ATS D2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 0 | 23 | 4.000000.470 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 22 | Patrick Gaillard (FRA) | Ensign N179 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5.000000.950 | ||||||||
| -- | 24 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A4 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1.000000.840 | ||||||||
