German Grand Prix
1979 · Round 10 · Hockenheim, Germany · Jul 29, 1979Race summary
Victory went to Jones (from 2nd on the grid), with a 2.910s margin. Mass made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 6th (up 12 places). Piquet had a difficult race, dropping from 4th to 12th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 45 | 1:24:48.830 | 9 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 45 | +2.910 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | 45 | +18.390 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 45 | +31.200 | 3 |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 45 | +1:37.800 | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | 44 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 16 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 20 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 21 | 43 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 34 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | 30 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 17 | 29 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | 24 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 24 | 22 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 16 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 9 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 4 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 23 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |