- Winner
- Alan Jones
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Alan Jones, Clay Regazzoni, and Jacques Laffite
- Race date
- July 29, 1979
- Pole
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille
- Fastest lap
- Gilles Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring
The decisive result
Alan Jones finished first for Williams. Clay Regazzoni is listed 2 for Williams, with Jacques Laffite 3 for Ligier.
Grid to finish
Jochen Mass from P18 to P6 (+12), Jan Lammers from P20 to P10 (+10), and Elio de Angelis from P21 to P11 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 3 Engine, 3 Tyre, and 2 DNQ. Gilles Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:51.890 on lap 40. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.