| Type: | CUST |
| Description: | 8th race in the 1979 European Formula Two season |
| Country: | Germany |
| Grand Prix: | Rhein-Pokalrennen |
| Date: | 10 June |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Official Name: | 14th Rhein-Pokalrennen |
| Location: | Hockenheimring |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 4.218 |
| Course Km: | 6.789 |
| Distance Laps: | 40 |
| Distance Mi: | 168.720 |
| Distance Km: | 271.560 |
| Pole Driver: | Stephen South |
| Pole Country: | UK |
| Pole Team: | March-BMW |
| Pole Time: | 1:58.36 |
| Fast Driver: | Alberto Colombo |
| Fast Country: | ITA |
| Fast Team: | March-BMW |
| Fast Time: | 1:59.98 |
| First Driver: | Stephen South |
| First Country: | UK |
| First Team: | March-BMW |
| Second Driver: | Derek Daly |
| Second Country: | IRL |
| Second Team: | March-BMW |
| Third Driver: | Beppe Gabbiani |
| Third Country: | ITA |
| Third Team: | March-BMW |
The 14th Rhein-Pokalrennen (Rhine-Cup Race), was the Round Eight of the 1979 European Championship for F2 Drivers. This was the second time F2 visited the Hockenheimring, during the 1979 season, with the race on 10 June.[1]
A total of 30 F2 cars were entered for the event, however just 24 took part in qualifying. As with previous F2 events at Hockenheim, the race would be run over two heats, and the result aggregated to decide the winner.[1]
Stephen South took pole position for the Project Four Racing – ICI Racing Team, in his March-BMW 792, for both Heats.[1]
The final was held over 40 laps of the Hockenheim Grand Prix circuit, split into two 20 lap heats. Stephen South took impressive lights-to-flag victories in both heats, for the Project Four Racing – ICI Racing Team, in their March-BMW 792. South won in an aggregated time of 1hr 20:56.57mins., averaging a speed of 126.004 mph. Second place went to his team-mate, Derek Daly. The best of the works March's was Beppe Gabbiani in third, ahead of Patrick Gaillard, Marc Surer and Bobby Rahal. Guest driver, Hans-Joachim Stuck had pushed South hard during Heat 1, before retiring with engine failure.[1]
| Pos. | Driver | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | South | 40:25.61 | |
| 2nd | Daly | 40:36.85 | |
| 3rd | Stuck | 40:41.88 | |
| 4th | Surer | 40:54.66 | |
| 5th | Gabbiani | 40:55.15 | |
| 6th | Guerra | 40:55.34 | |
| 7th | Stohr | 41:09.50 | |
| 8th | Rahal | 41:09.85 | |
| 9th | Gaillard | 41:17.37 | |
| 10th | Höttinger | 41:26.37 | |
| 11th | Dickson | 41:36.87 | |
| 12th | Raus | 41:46.79 | |
| 13th | Baskt | 41:53.91 | |
| 14th | Traverso | 42:00.58 | |
| 15th | Warwick | 19 | |
| NC | Elgh | 17 | |
| NC | Henton | 15 | Gearbox |
| NC | Fabi | 14 | Throttle linkage |
| NC | Colombo | 10 | |
| DNF | Cheever | 9 | Accident |
| DNF | Strähl | 3 | Engine |
| DNF | Rothengatter | 3 | Accident |
| DNF | Dougall | 1 | Accident |
| Pos. | Driver | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | South | 40:30.96 | |
| 2nd | Daly | 40:32.64 | |
| 3rd | Gabbiani | 40:39.06 | |
| 4th | Fabi | 40:39.83 | |
| 5th | Elgh | 40:40.24 | |
| 6th | Colombo | 40:40.47 | |
| 7th | Gaillard | 40:40.80 | |
| 8th | Höttinger | 41:00.84 | |
| 9th | Rothengatter | 41:05.61 | |
| 10th | Rahal | 41:16.13 | |
| 11th | Surer | 41:18.74 | |
| 12th | Dickson | 41:58.87 | |
| 13th | Raus | 19 | |
| DNF | Traverso | 11 | Engine |
| DNF | Stuck | 6 | Engine |
| DNF | Stohr | 1 | Accident |
| DNF | Warwick | 0 | Accident |
| DNF | Cheever | 0 | Accident |
| DNF | Baskt | 0 | Accident |
| DNF | Guerra | 0 | Accident |
