German Grand Prix
Round 10 · 29 July 1979 ·Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Regazzoni
Williams
2
Jones
Williams
1
Laffite
Ligier
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones |  Australian | Williams | 45 | 1:24:48.83 | 9 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Williams | 45 | +2.91 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite |  French | Ligier | 45 | +18.39 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter |  South African | Ferrari | 45 | +31.20 | 3 |
| 5 | John Watson |  British | McLaren | 45 | +1:37.80 | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass |  German | Arrows | 44 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Geoff Lees | British | Tyrrell | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve |  Canadian | Ferrari | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | French | Tyrrell | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jan Lammers |  Dutch | Shadow | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis |  Italian | Shadow | 43 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet |  Brazilian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Italian | Arrows | 34 | Tyre | 0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | French | McLaren | 30 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg |  Finnish | Wolf | 29 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda |  Austrian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Ligier | 24 | Tyre | 0 |
| R | Hector Rebaque |  Mexican | Team Lotus | 22 | Handling | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti |  American | Team Lotus | 16 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | René Arnoux | French | Renault | 9 | Tyre | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | French | Renault | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 4 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Team Lotus | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | German | ATS | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| F | Patrick Gaillard | French | Ensign | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Arturo Merzario | Italian | Merzario | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify