Race results
Race startJuly 1, 1979 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:35:20.42 | 80 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +14.590 | 80 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | +14.830 | 80 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | +36.610 | 80 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | +1:04.510 | 80 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +1:05.510 | 80 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 79 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | 79 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | +1 Lap | 79 | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +2 Laps | 78 | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +2 Laps | 78 | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 78 | 23 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | +3 Laps | 77 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +3 Laps | 77 | 19 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +5 Laps | 75 | 22 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +5 Laps | 75 | 24 | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +5 Laps | 75 | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | +7 Laps | 73 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | DNF (Suspension) | 71 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Engine) | 53 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Accident) | 52 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Brakes) | 51 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | DNF (Engine) | 45 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Spun off) | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | 0 | 0 |