Race results
Race startAugust 12, 1979 at 01:00Central European Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:27:38.01 | 54 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +36.050 | 54 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +46.770 | 54 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +47.210 | 54 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +48.920 | 54 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | +1 Lap | 53 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 53 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 53 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 53 | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1 Lap | 53 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 45 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | DNF (Suspension) | 42 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Suspension) | 34 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | DNF (Engine) | 34 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 32 | 7 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | DNF (Engine) | 28 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | DNF (Engine) | 26 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | DNF (Handling) | 22 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Gearbox) | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | DNF (Electrical) | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Brakes) | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Clutch) | 0 | 15 | 0 |