Austrian Grand Prix
Round 11 · 12 August 1979 ·Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
Villeneuve
Ferrari
2
Jones
Williams
1
Laffite
Ligier
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones |  Australian | Williams | 54 | 1:27:38.01 | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve |  Canadian | Ferrari | 54 | +36.05 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite |  French | Ligier | 54 | +46.77 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter |  South African | Ferrari | 54 | +47.21 | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni |  Swiss | Williams | 54 | +48.92 | 2 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | French | Renault | 53 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | French | Tyrrell | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Derek Daly |  Irish | Tyrrell | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | John Watson |  British | McLaren | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | French | McLaren | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| R | Niki Lauda |  Austrian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Patrick Gaillard | French | Ensign | 42 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese |  Italian | Arrows | 34 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Italian | Shadow | 34 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet |  Brazilian | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck |  German | ATS | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jacky Ickx |  Belgian | Ligier | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Carlos Reutemann |  Argentine | Team Lotus | 22 | Handling | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | French | Renault | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg |  Finnish | Wolf | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazilian | Fittipaldi | 15 | Brakes | 0 |
| R | Jan Lammers |  Dutch | Shadow | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Jochen Mass | German | Arrows | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Mario Andretti |  American | Team Lotus | 0 | Clutch | 0 |
| F | Hector Rebaque |  Mexican | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
| F | Arturo Merzario | Italian | Merzario | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify