The 1979 German Grand Prix was Round 10 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Hockenheim in Germany on Sunday, 29 July 1979. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started on pole position for Renault and Alan Jones was the race winner.
1979 German Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 45 | 1:24:48.830 | 1:24:48.830 | - | - | 1:51.970 | 15 | 216.120 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 45 | +2.910 | 1:24:51.740 | +2.910 | +2.910 | 1:52.010 | 38 | 216.000 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 45 | +18.390 | 1:25:07.220 | +18.390 | +15.480 | 1:52.340 | 34 | 215.350 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 45 | +31.200 | 1:25:20.030 | +31.200 | +12.810 | 1:52.480 | 9 | 214.810 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 45 | +1:37.800 | 1:26:26.630 | +1:37.800 | +1:06.600 | 1:53.830 | 16 | 212.050 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +1 lap | 1:25:02.860 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:54.610 | 34 | 210.740 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Geoff Lees | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +1 lap | 1:25:10.300 | 1 lap | +7.440 | 1:54.800 | 41 | 210.430 | 16 | |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 44 | +1 lap | 1:25:14.950 | 1 lap | +4.650 | 1:51.890 | 40 | 210.240 | 9 | |
| 9 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +1 lap | 1:26:16.240 | 1 lap | +1:01.290 | 1:54.560 | 8 | 207.750 | 8 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 44 | +1 lap | 1:26:28.690 | 1 lap | +12.450 | 1:56.370 | 38 | 207.250 | 20 | |
| 11 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 43 | +2 laps | 1:25:19.720 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:56.510 | 13 | 205.270 | 21 | |
| 12 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 42 | Engine | 1:20:13.580 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:52.720 | 35 | 213.250 | 4 | |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 34 | Tyre | 1:05:42.250 | 1:54.660 | 32 | 210.790 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 30 | Suspension | 58:18.090 | 1:54.110 | 5 | 209.600 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 29 | Engine | 56:40.540 | 1:55.470 | 23 | 208.430 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 27 | Engine | 51:35.190 | 1:53.120 | 27 | 213.200 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 24 | Tyre | 45:55.740 | 1:53.440 | 23 | 212.850 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 22 | Handling | 47:52.870 | 1:57.220 | 16 | 187.160 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Transmission | 30:51.190 | 1:54.010 | 5 | 211.240 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 9 | Tyre | 17:22.620 | 1:53.240 | 7 | 210.970 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 7 | Spun off | 13:16.290 | 1:51.980 | 6 | 214.850 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 4 | Electrical | 8:06.700 | 1:57.340 | 4 | 200.870 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Accident | 2:08.350 | 2:08.350 | 1 | 190.420 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | Suspension | 23 | ||||||||
| DNQ | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | France | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear |