1979 German Grand Prix Results

Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1979 German Grand Prix.

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Alan Jones	Williams	2	+1	45	1:24:48.830Finished	9	—
2	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	6	+4	45	+2.910Finished	6	—
3	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	3	0	45	+18.390Finished	4	—
4	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	+1	45	+31.200Finished	3	—
5	John Watson	McLaren	12	+7	45	+1:37.800Finished	2	—
6	Jochen Mass	Arrows	18	+12	44	+1 Lap	1	—
7	Geoff Lees	Tyrrell	16	+9	44	+1 Lap	0	—
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	9	+1	44	+1 Lap	0	—
9	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	8	-1	44	+1 Lap	0	—
10	Jan Lammers	Shadow	20	+10	44	+1 Lap	0	—
11	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	21	+10	43	+2 Laps	0	—
12	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	4	-8	42	Engine	0	—
R	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	19	+6	34	Tyre	0	—
R	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	15	+1	30	Suspension	0	—
R	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	17	+2	29	Engine	0	—
R	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	7	-9	27	Engine	0	—
R	Jacky Ickx	Ligier	14	-3	24	Tyre	0	—
R	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	24	+6	22	Handling	0	—
R	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	11	-8	16	Transmission	0	—
R	René Arnoux	Renault	10	-10	9	Tyre	0	—
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	-20	7	Spun off	0	—
R	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	22	0	4	Electrical	0	—
R	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	13	-10	1	Accident	0	—
R	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	23	-1	0	Suspension	0	—

Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.

German Grand Prix