Season
1979
Race
11. Austrian Grand Prix
1979 Austrian Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 47.2197, 14.7647
- Altitude
- 678 m
- Race number
- 324
R
12/08/1979 00:00 · Europe/Vienna · 54 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | +1 | 54 | 1:27:38.010 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | +3 | 54 | 1:28:14.060 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | +5 | 54 | 1:28:24.780 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | +5 | 54 | 1:28:25.220 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | +1 | 54 | 1:28:26.930 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | -5 | 53 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | +3 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 11 | +3 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | +7 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | +4 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | -7 | 45 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 12 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 24 | +12 | 42 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | = | 34 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | +8 | 34 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | -8 | 32 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 18 | +2 | 28 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 21 | +4 | 26 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 17 | -1 | 22 | — | 0 | Handling | — | |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | -16 | 16 | — | 0 | Gearbox | — | |
| 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | -1 | 15 | — | 0 | Electrical | — | |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 12 | -9 | 15 | — | 0 | Brakes | — | |
| 22 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | +1 | 3 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 23 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | -3 | 1 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 24 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | -9 | 0 | — | 0 | Clutch | — |