Race results
Race startJuly 29, 1979 at 01:00Central European Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:24:48.83 | 45 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +2.910 | 45 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +18.390 | 45 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +31.200 | 45 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +1:37.800 | 45 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +1 Lap | 44 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 44 | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 44 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 44 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | +1 Lap | 44 | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | +2 Laps | 43 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 42 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Tyre) | 34 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Suspension) | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | DNF (Engine) | 29 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | DNF (Tyre) | 24 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | DNF (Handling) | 22 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Transmission) | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Tyre) | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Spun off) | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Electrical) | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | DNF (Accident) | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | DNF (Suspension) | 0 | 23 | 0 |