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German Grand Prix · 1979 · 29 Jul 1979 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 45 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 45 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 3 | 45 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 5 | 45 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | 45 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 18 | 44 | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 16 | 44 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 44 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | 44 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 20 | 44 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 21 | 43 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 42 | 0 | Engine |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 19 | 34 | 0 | Tyre |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | 30 | 0 | Suspension |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 17 | 29 | 0 | Engine |
| 16 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 27 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 14 | 24 | 0 | Tyre |
| 18 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 24 | 22 | 0 | Handling |
| 19 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 11 | 16 | 0 | Transmission |
| 20 | René Arnoux | Renault | 10 | 9 | 0 | Tyre |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 7 | 0 | Spun off |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 22 | 4 | 0 | Electrical |
| 23 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 13 | 1 | 0 | Accident |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 23 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |