1979 German Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 29 July 1979 |
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| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Hockenheim, 45 laps |
| Round | 10 of 15 |
| Race numbers | The 1979 German Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1hr 24m 48.830s | 9 |
| 2 | +4 |  Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +2.910s | 6 |
| 3 |  Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +18.390s | 4 | |
| 4 | +1 |  Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 45 | +31.200s | 3 |
| 5 | +7 |  John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +1m 37.800s | 2 |
| 6 | +12 |  Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +9 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +1 |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | -1 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +10 |  Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +10 |  Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | -8 |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 42 | DNF | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 30 | DNF | ||
| R |  Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 29 | DNF | ||
| R |  Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 27 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 24 | DNF | ||
| R |  Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 22 | DNF | ||
| R |  Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
| R |  Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Nelson Piquet ended lap 42 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:48.480
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 5 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| 10 | Rene Arnoux | Renault |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Patrick Gaillard | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | 35 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | 28 |
| 3 | Gilles Villeneuve | 26 |
| 4 | Clay Regazzoni | 22 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 20 |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | 20 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | 16 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 13 |
| 9 | John Watson | 13 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | 12 |
| 11 | Rene Arnoux | 10 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | 8 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
| 15 | Jochen Mass | 2 |
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
| = | Niki Lauda | 1 |
| = | Jacky Ickx | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Geoff Lees
- Wins
- 2nd for Alan Jones (first win since 1977; first for Williams)
- 2nd for Williams
- Race 1-2
- 1st for Williams (16th different constructor to finish 1-2)
- Podiums
- 26th for Clay Regazzoni
- 12th for Jacques Laffite
- 5th for Alan Jones
- 13th for Ligier
- 6th & 7th for Williams
- Poles
- 3rd for Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- 3rd for Renault
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Gilles Villeneuve
- 88th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 4th for Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- 2nd for Alan Jones
- Points finishes
- 25th for Jochen Mass