1979 · Round 11 · Race Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring, Austria
Sunday, August 12, 1979
Red Bull Ring, Austria
Sunday, August 12, 1979
Winner
JON
1:27:38.010
Winning margin
+36.050
to VIL
From pole
—
Grid not recorded
Fastest lap
—
Not recorded
Biggest climb
—
Classified
10/24
15 retirements
VIL
Gilles Villeneuve
+36.050
JON
Alan Jones
1:27:38.010
LAF
Jacques Laffite
+46.770
Finishing order, gaps, grid places and points where recorded
| Pos | Driver | Laps | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | JONWilliams · Williams FW06 ~ Williams FW07 · Cosworth | 54 | 1:27:38.010 | 9 |
| 02 | VILFerrari · Ferrari 312T4B ~ Ferrari 312T3 ~ Ferrari 312T4 | 54 | +36.050 | 6 |
| 03 | LAFLigier · Ligier JS11 · Cosworth | 54 | +46.770 | 4 |
| 04 | SCHFerrari · Ferrari 312T4B ~ Ferrari 312T3 ~ Ferrari 312T4 | 54 | +47.210 | 3 |
| 05 | REGWilliams · Williams FW06 ~ Williams FW07 · Cosworth | 54 | +48.920 | 2 |
| 06 | ARNEquipe Renault · Renault RS01 ~ Renault RS10 · Gordini | 53 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 07 | PIRTyrrell · Tyrrell 009 · Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | — |
| 08 | DALTyrrell · Tyrrell 009 · Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | — |
| 09 | WATMcLaren · McLaren M28B ~ McLaren M28C ~ McLaren M26 ~ McLaren M28 ~ McLaren M29 · Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | — |
| 10 | TAMMcLaren · McLaren M28B ~ McLaren M28C ~ McLaren M26 ~ McLaren M28 ~ McLaren M29 · Cosworth | 53 | DNF | — |
| — | FITFittipaldi · Fittipaldi Copersucar F5A ~ Fittipaldi Copersucar F6A ~ Fittipaldi Copersucar F6 · Cosworth | 15 | DNF | — |
| — | ROSWolf · Wolf WR7 ~ Wolf WR8 ~ Wolf WR9 · Cosworth | 15 | DNF | — |
| — | LAMShadow · Shadow DN9 · Cosworth | 3 | DNF | — |
| — | MASArrows · Arrows A1B Cosworth ~ Arrows A2 Cosworth | 1 | DNF | — |
| — | ANDTeam Lotus · Lotus 79 Cosworth ~ Lotus 80 Cosworth · Cosworth | — | DNF | — |
| — | LAUBrabham · Brabham BT46 ~ Brabham BT48 ~ Brabham BT49 · Alfa Romeo | 45 | DNF | — |
| — | GAIEnsign · Ensign N177 ~ Ensign N179 · Cosworth | 42 | DNF | — |
| — | DEAShadow · Shadow DN9 · Cosworth | 34 | DNF | — |
| — | PATArrows · Arrows A1B Cosworth ~ Arrows A2 Cosworth | 34 | DNF | — |
| — | PIQBrabham · Brabham BT46 ~ Brabham BT48 ~ Brabham BT49 · Alfa Romeo | 32 | DNF | — |
| — | STUATS (Germany) · D2 D3 · Cosworth | 28 | DNF | — |
| — | ICKLigier · Ligier JS11 · Cosworth | 26 | DNF | — |
| — | REUTeam Lotus · Lotus 79 Cosworth ~ Lotus 80 Cosworth · Cosworth | 22 | DNF | — |
| — | JABEquipe Renault · Renault RS01 ~ Renault RS10 · Gordini | 16 | DNF | — |