The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was Round 11 of the 1979 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Österreichring circuit in Austria on Sunday, 12 August 1979. René Arnoux started on pole position for Renault and Alan Jones was the race winner in the Williams Ford.
1979 Austrian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 54 | 1:27:38.01 | 1:27:38.010 | - | - | 1:36.130 | 43 | 219.700 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 54 | +36.050 | 1:28:14.060 | +36.050 | +36.050 | 1:36.610 | 46 | 218.210 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +46.770 | 1:28:24.780 | +46.770 | +10.720 | 1:36.450 | 53 | 217.770 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Ferrari | Michelin | 54 | +47.210 | 1:28:25.220 | +47.210 | +0.440 | 1:36.630 | 50 | 217.750 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +48.920 | 1:28:26.930 | +48.920 | +1.710 | 1:36.220 | 50 | 217.680 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:35.770 | 40 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:37.100 | 31 | 10 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:38.180 | 51 | 11 | ||||
| 9 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:38.100 | 52 | 16 | ||||
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:39.070 | 38 | 14 | ||||
| DNF | 5 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 45 | Engine | 1:38.680 | 20 | 4 | |||||
| DNF | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | France | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 42 | Suspension | 1:42.960 | 15 | 24 | |||||
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 34 | Suspension | 1:39.720 | 12 | 13 | |||||
| DNF | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 34 | Engine | 1:40.550 | 20 | 22 | |||||
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 32 | Engine | 1:38.860 | 30 | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 28 | Engine | 1:39.320 | 14 | 18 | |||||
| DNF | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ligier Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Engine | 1:41.890 | 24 | 21 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 22 | Handling | 1:40.760 | 19 | 17 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 16 | Gearbox | 1:36.850 | 15 | 3 | |||||
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Electrical | 1:39.980 | 9 | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 15 | Brakes | 1:42.200 | 8 | 12 | |||||
| DNF | 17 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 3 | Accident | 1:44.820 | 3 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 30 | Jochen Mass | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Engine | 1:55.720 | 1:55.720 | 1 | 184.870 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | Clutch | 15 | ||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear |