1979 seasonR11 · 12 August 1979 · Red Bull Ring

Austrian Grand Prix 1979

Alan Jones won for Williams. Started from P2.

Laps54PoleArnouxFastest lapArnouxDistance320.9 km
Start → finish · top ten2P1 Jones5P2 Villeneuve8P3 Laffite9P4 Scheckter6P5 Regazzoni1P6 Arnoux10P7 Pironi11P8 Daly16P9 Watson14P10 Tambay

Race results

01Alan JonesWilliams1:27:38.0109
02Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+36.0506
03Jacques LaffiteLigier+46.7704
04Jody ScheckterFerrari+47.2103
05Clay RegazzoniWilliams+48.9202
06René Arnouxfastest lapRenault+1 lap1
07Didier PironiTyrrell+1 lap
08Derek DalyTyrrell+1 lap
09John WatsonMcLaren+1 lap
10Patrick TambayMcLaren+1 lap
—Niki LaudaBrabhamEngine
—Patrick GaillardEnsignSuspension
—Elio de AngelisShadowEngine
—Riccardo PatreseArrowsSuspension
—Nelson PiquetBrabhamEngine
—Hans-Joachim StuckATSEngine
—Jacky IckxLigierEngine
—Carlos ReutemannLotusHandling
—Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultGearbox
—Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldiBrakes
—Keke RosbergWolfElectrical
—Jan LammersShadowAccident
—Jochen MassArrowsEngine
—Mario AndrettiLotusClutch
—Héctor RebaqueLotusDid not qualify
—Arturo MerzarioMerzarioDid not qualify