Season
1979
Race
11. Austrian Grand Prix

1979 · Race 11 of 15

1979 Austrian Grand Prix

Red Bull Ring · Spielberg, Austria · 12/08/1979

Coordinates
47.2197, 14.7647
Altitude
678 m
Race number
324
Red Bull Ring circuit layout

Race winner

Winning driver

9.0 pts
Race
9.0 pts

Top team

Leader Team

Williams 11.0 pts
Race
11.0 pts

Drivers

Driver standings before the race

Position Driver Team Points Wins
1 Jody Scheckter Ferrari 35 2
2 Jacques Laffite Ligier 28 2
3 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 26 2
4 Clay Regazzoni Williams 22 1
5 Patrick Depailler — 20 1
6 Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus 20 0
7 Alan Jones Williams 16 1
8 Jean-Pierre Jarier — 13 0
9 John Watson McLaren 13 0
10 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 12 0
11 René Arnoux Renault 10 0
12 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 9 1
13 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 8 0
14 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 2 0
15 Jochen Mass Arrows 2 0
16 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1 0
17 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1 0
18 Jacky Ickx Ligier 1 0
— Elio de Angelis Shadow 0 0
— Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 0 0
— Patrick Tambay McLaren 0 0
— Geoff Lees — 0 0
— Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 0 0
— James Hunt — 0 0
— Hector Rebaque — 0 0
— Keke Rosberg Wolf 0 0
— Jan Lammers Shadow 0 0
— Derek Daly Tyrrell 0 0
— Patrick Gaillard Ensign 0 0
— Bruno Giacomelli — 0 0
— Arturo Merzario — 0 0

Constructor standings before the race

Position Team Points Wins
1 Ferrari 65 4
2 Ligier 51 3
3 Williams 38 2
4 Team Lotus 37 0
5 Tyrrell 21 0
6 Renault 19 1
7 McLaren 13 0
8 Arrows 4 0
9 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1 0
10 Fittipaldi 1 0
— Shadow 0 0
— Wolf 0 0
— ATS 0 0
— Ensign 0 0
— Alfa Romeo 0 0
— Merzario 0 0