1979 Austrian Grand Prix
- Date
- 12 Aug 1979
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
- Round
- 11 of 15
- Winner
- Alan Jones (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 54 | 1:27:38.01 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 54 | +36.05 | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 54 | +46.77 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 54 | +47.21 | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 54 | +48.92 | 2 | |
| 6 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 11 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 24 | 42 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 34 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | 34 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 18 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 21 | 26 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 17 | 22 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | 15 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 12 | 15 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | 3 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 1 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | Clutch | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 38 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 32 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 32 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | 1 | 20 | |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 0 | 13 | |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 74 |
| 2 | Ligier | 3 | 55 |
| 3 | Williams | 3 | 49 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 0 | 37 |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Renault | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | McLaren | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Arrows | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 |