German Grand Prix 1979
29 July 1979
Hockenheimring, Germany
- Location
- Hockenheim, Germany
- Laps
- 45
- Fastest time
1:13.780
Kimi Räikkönen, McLaren (2004)- Previous winners
- 2019Max VerstappenRed Bull
- 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2016Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2014Nico RosbergMercedes
- 2012Fernando AlonsoFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 2
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 3
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 4
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 5
Jody Scheckter
Ferrari
No time set
- 6
Clay Regazzoni
Williams
No time set
- 7
Niki Lauda
Brabham-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 8
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 9
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 10
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 11
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 12
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 13
Carlos Reutemann
Team Lotus
No time set
- 14
Jacky Ickx
Ligier
No time set
- 15
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 16
Geoff Lees
Tyrrell
No time set
- 17
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
No time set
- 18
Jochen Mass
Arrows
No time set
- 19
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 20
Jan Lammers
Shadow
No time set
- 21
Elio de Angelis
Shadow
No time set
- 22
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 23
Hans-Joachim Stuck
ATS
No time set
- 24
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- PIT
Patrick Gaillard
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +1 | Alan Jones Williams | 45 laps | 1:24:48.83 | 9pts |
| 2 | +4 | Clay Regazzoni Williams | 45 laps | +2.91 | 6pts |
| 3 | 0 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 45 laps | +18.39 | 4pts |
| 4 | +1 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | 45 laps | +31.20 | 3pts |
| 5 | +7 | John Watson McLaren | 45 laps | +1:37.80 | 2pts |
| 6 | +12 | Jochen Mass Arrows | 44 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +9 | Geoff Lees Tyrrell | 44 laps | ||
| 8 | +1 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 44 laps | ||
| 9 | -1 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 44 laps | ||
| 10 | +10 | Jan Lammers Shadow | 44 laps | ||
| 11 | +10 | Elio de Angelis Shadow | 43 laps | ||
| 12 | -8 | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 42 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 34 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 30 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg Wolf | 29 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 27 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacky Ickx Ligier | 24 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | René Arnoux Renault | 9 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 4 laps | ||
| R | - | Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus | 1 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Patrick Gaillard Ensign | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps |