Round 10 · 29 July 1979
1979 German Grand Prix: results
Alan Jones (Williams) won the 1979 German Grand Prix, round 10 of the championship, held on 29 July 1979 at Hockenheimring (Germany), starting from position 2. Clay Regazzoni (Williams) and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jean-Pierre Jabouille.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 1:24:48.830 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | +2.910 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | +18.390 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | +31.200 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | +97.800 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | — | — | Tyre |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | — | — | Suspension |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | — | — | Tyre |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 24 | — | — | Handling |
| 19 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | — | — | Tyre |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | — | — | Electrical |
| 23 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 23 | — | — | Suspension |