Race results
Race startMay 13, 1979 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:39:59.53 | 70 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +15.360 | 70 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +35.170 | 70 | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +46.490 | 70 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1:04.310 | 70 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +1:05.850 | 70 | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | +1 Lap | 69 | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 68 | 23 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | +2 Laps | 68 | 21 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 67 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | DNF (Accident) | 46 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 20 | James Hunt | Wolf | DNF (Accident) | 40 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Electrical) | 39 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Brakes) | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 23 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Turbo) | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Accident) | 21 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 21 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | DNF (Spun off) | 17 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | DNF (Transmission) | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Turbo) | 13 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 1 | 8 | 0 |