Round 10 of 15 · Hockenheim · 29 July 1979, Sunday
German Grand Prix
Key highlights
Jabouille
pole position
45
laps
12
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:24:48.83 | 9 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +2.91 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +18.39 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +31.20 | 3 |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | +1:37.80 | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Tyre | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Suspension | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Engine | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | Tyre | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Handling | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Transmission | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Tyre | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Spun off | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Electrical | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | Accident | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | Suspension | |
| DNQ | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify