| Grand Prix: | German |
| Flag: | West Germany |
| Official Name: | Großer Preis von Deutschland[1] [2] [3] |
| Location: | Hockenheimring |
| Course Mi: | 4.218 |
| Course Km: | 6.789 |
| Race No: | 3 |
| Season No: | 13 |
| Date: | 6 May |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Pole Rider 500: | Barry Sheene |
| Pole Rider 500 Country: | GBR |
| Pole Time 500: | 2:16.100 |
| Fast Rider 500: | Kenny Roberts |
| Fast Rider 500 Country: | USA |
| Fast Time 500: | 2:12.400 |
| First Rider 500: | Wil Hartog |
| First Rider 500 Country: | NED |
| Second Rider 500: | Kenny Roberts |
| Second Rider 500 Country: | USA |
| Third Rider 500: | Virginio Ferrari |
| Third Rider 500 Country: | ITA |
| Pole Rider 350: | Walter Villa |
| Pole Rider 350 Country: | ITA |
| Pole Time 350: | 2:18.400 |
| Fast Rider 350: | Michel Frutschi |
| Fast Rider 350 Country: | SUI |
| Fast Time 350: | 2:18.000 |
| First Rider 350: | Jon Ekerold |
| First Rider 350 Country: | RSA |
| First Rider 350 Country Flag Suffix: | 1928 |
| Second Rider 350: | Anton Mang |
| Second Rider 350 Country: | BRD |
| Third Rider 350: | Michel Frutschi |
| Third Rider 350 Country: | SUI |
| Pole Rider 250: | Walter Villa |
| Pole Rider 250 Country: | ITA |
| Pole Time 250: | 2:25.300 |
| Fast Rider 250: | Kork Ballington |
| Fast Rider 250 Country: | RSA |
| Fast Rider 250 Country Flag Suffix: | 1928 |
| Fast Time 250: | 2.22.600 |
| First Rider 250: | Kork Ballington |
| First Rider 250 Country: | RSA |
| First Rider 250 Country Flag Suffix: | 1928 |
| Second Rider 250: | Randy Mamola |
| Second Rider 250 Country: | USA |
| Third Rider 250: | Anton Mang |
| Third Rider 250 Country: | BRD |
| Pole Rider 125: | Ángel Nieto |
| Pole Rider 125 Country: | ESP |
| Pole Rider 125 Country Flag Suffix: | 1977 |
| Pole Time 125: | 2:34.000 |
| Fast Rider 125: | Ángel Nieto |
| Fast Rider 125 Country: | ESP |
| Fast Rider 125 Country Flag Suffix: | 1977 |
| Fast Time 125: | 2:30.400 |
| First Rider 125: | Ángel Nieto |
| First Rider 125 Country: | ESP |
| First Rider 125 Country Flag Suffix: | 1977 |
| Second Rider 125: | Harald Bartol |
| Second Rider 125 Country: | AUT |
| Third Rider 125: | Walter Koschine |
| Third Rider 125 Country: | BRD |
| Pole Rider 50: | Ricardo Tormo |
| Pole Rider 50 Country: | ESP |
| Pole Rider 50 Country Flag Suffix: | 1977 |
| Pole Time 50: | 2:49.900 |
| Fast Rider 50: | Ricardo Tormo |
| Fast Rider 50 Country: | ESP |
| Fast Rider 50 Country Flag Suffix: | 1977 |
| Fast Time 50: | 2:48.600 |
| First Rider 50: | Gerhard Waibel |
| First Rider 50 Country: | BRD |
| Second Rider 50: | Peter Looijesteijn |
| Second Rider 50 Country: | NED |
| Third Rider 50: | Ingo Emmerich |
| Third Rider 50 Country: | BRD |
The 1979 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 May 1979 at the Hockenheimring.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wil Hartog | Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | 42'33.900 | 15 | |||
| 2 |  Kenny Roberts | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +3.600 | 12 | |||
| 3 |  Virginio Ferrari | Team Gallina Nava Olio Fiat | Suzuki | +12.500 | 10 | |||
| 4 |  Bernard Fau | Suzuki France | Suzuki | +25.900 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Philippe Coulon | Suzuki | +27.900 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | Franco Uncini | Team Zago International | Suzuki | +47.400 | 5 | |||
| 7 | Jack Middelburg | Suzuki | +48.800 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | Christian Sarron | Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +1'05.100 | 3 | |||
| 9 |  Steve Parrish | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +1'06.200 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Mike Baldwin | Serge Zago | Suzuki | +1'27.200 | 1 | |||
| 11 |  Dennis Ireland | Derry's Racing | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
| 12 | Elmar Renner | Moto Team Krawehl | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
| 13 | Henk de Vries | Team 77 | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
| 14 | Gerhard Vogt | Bill Smith Racing | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
| 15 | Hans-Otto Butenuth | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||||
| 16 |  Max Nothiger | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||||
| 17 | Herbert Schieferecke | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||||
| 18 |  Bo Granath | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||||
| 19 | King Wong Kwong | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||||
| 20 | Michael Schmid | Suzuki | +2 laps | |||||
| Ret | Max Wiener | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Barry Sheene | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Boet van Dulmen | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Graziano Rossi | Morbidelli | Morbidelli | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Gianni Pelletier | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Tom Herron | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Max Steiner | Suzuki | Retitred | |||||
| Ret | Marco Lucchinelli | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Børge Nielsen | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Michel Rougerie | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Mick Grant | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Hans Schofer | Yamaha | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Gustav Reiner | Dieter Braun Team | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Alex George | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret |  Hiroyuki Kawasaki | Texaco Heron Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret |  Seppo Ojala | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Carlo Perugini | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Sandro Moro | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Carlo Prati | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| Ret | Stefano Bonetti | Suzuki | Retired | |||||
| DNS | Gianni Rolando | Scuderia Naldoni | Suzuki | Did not start | ||||
| DNS | Peter Sjöström | Ava MC Stockholm | Suzuki | Did not start | ||||
| DNQ | Egid Schwemmer | Yamaha | Did not qualify | |||||
| Sources:[4] [5] | ||||||||