1979 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
12 Aug 1979
Red Bull Ring, Austria
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 54 | 1:27:38.010 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 54 | +36.050s | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Ford | 54 | +46.770s | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Ferrari | 54 | +47.210s | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Williams Ford | 54 | +48.920s | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 53 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Derek DalyDAL | Tyrrell Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 45 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Patrick GaillardGAI | Ensign Ford | 42 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Shadow Ford | 34 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 34 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 6 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 32 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 9 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | ATS Ford | 28 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 25 | Jacky IckxICK | Ligier Ford | 26 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Lotus Ford | 22 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 16 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 15 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Keke RosbergROS | Wolf Ford | 15 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Jan LammersLAM | Shadow Ford | 3 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 30 | Jochen MassMAS | Arrows Ford | 1 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 0 | DNF | 0 |