Race results
Race startAugust 26, 1979 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:41:19.775 | 75 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +21.783 | 75 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:03.253 | 75 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 74 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | +1 Lap | 74 | 20 | 2 |
| 6 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | +2 Laps | 73 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 73 | 24 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | DNF (Suspension) | 51 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Tyre) | 49 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | DNF (Transmission) | 40 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | DNF (Engine) | 33 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Clutch) | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| - | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 22 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 20 | 16 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | DNF (Transmission) | 19 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | DNF (Gearbox) | 12 | 23 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Suspension) | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Brakes) | 7 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNS (Withdrew) | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Electrical) | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | DNF (Suspension) | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Suspension) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 0 | 3 | 0 |