Round 10 · 1979
German Grand Prix
WinnerJOEWilliams · from P2
PoleJAB
Fastest lap1:51.890Villeneuve · L40
Biggest gain+12Mass P18→P6
Retirements12of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 2 | +1 | 45 | 1:24:48.830 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Williams | 6 | +4 | 45 | +2.910 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 3 | 0 | 45 | +18.390 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Ferrari | 5 | +1 | 45 | +31.200 | — | 3 |
| 5 | John Watson WAT | McLaren | 12 | +7 | 45 | +1:37.800 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Mass MAJ | Arrows | 18 | +12 | 44 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Geoff Lees LEE | Tyrrell | 16 | +9 | 44 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Ferrari | 9 | +1 | 44 | +1 lap FL | — | ||
| 9 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 8 | -1 | 44 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Jan Lammers LAM | Shadow | 20 | +10 | 44 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis DEA | Shadow | 21 | +10 | 43 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Brabham | 4 | -8 | 42 | +3 laps | — | ||
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 11 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ligier | 14 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — | ||
| — | Fittipaldi | 22 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | |||
| — | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 7 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Carlos Reutemann REU | Team Lotus | 13 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | ATS | 23 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Alpine | 1 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | |||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | 24 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 19 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | ||
| — | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | 15 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | ||
| — | Keke Rosberg ROG | Wolf | 17 | 29 | DNF · L29 | — | ||
| — | Alpine | 10 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | |||
| — | Patrick Gaillard GAI | Ensign | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Hockenheimring
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | German Grand Prix | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1977 | German Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 3 |
| 1970 | German Grand Prix | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 2 |