August 12, 1979 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | Lap distance 5.942 km

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Pos Points No Driver Car Engine Tyres Laps Race Time Delay Qualifying Fastest Lap
1 9 27 Alan Jones (AUS) Williams FW07 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 54 1:27'38.01   2 1'34.28 2 1'36.13 (43)
2 6 12 Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari 312B Michelin 54 1:28'14.06 +36.05 5 1'35.70 5 1'36.61 (46)
3 4 26 Jacques Laffite (FRA) Ligier JS11 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 54 1:28'24.78 +46.77 8 1'35.92 4 1'36.45 (53)
4 3 11 Jody Scheckter (RSA) Ferrari 312T4 Ferrari 312B Michelin 54 1:28'25.22 +47.21 9 1'36.10 6 1'36.63 (50)
5 2 28 Clay Regazzoni (SUI) Williams FW07 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 54 1:28'26.93 +48.92 6 1'35.82 3 1'36.22 (50)
6 1 16 RenĂ© Arnoux (FRA) Renault RS10 Renault EF1 Michelin 53   +1 lap 1 1'34.07 1 1'35.77 (40)
7   3 Didier Pironi (FRA) Tyrrell 009 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 53   +1 lap 10 1'36.26 8 1'37.10 (31)
8   4 Derek Daly (IRL) Tyrrell 009 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 53   +1 lap 11 1'36.42 10 1'38.18 (51)
9   7 John Watson (GBR) McLaren M29 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 53   +1 lap 16 1'37.16 9 1'38.10 (52)
10   8 Patrick Tambay (FRA) McLaren M29 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 53   +1 lap 14 1'36.72 13 1'39.07 (38)
Retirement
engine 5 Niki Lauda (AUT) Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo 1260 Goodyear 45     4 1'35.51 11 1'38.68 (20)
suspension 22 Patrick Gaillard (FRA) Ensign N179 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 42     24 1'41.10 21 1'42.96 (15)
suspension 29 Riccardo Patrese (ITA) Arrows A2 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 34     13 1'36.71 15 1'39.72 (12)
engine 18 Elio de Angelis (ITA) Shadow DN9 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 34     22 1'39.44 17 1'40.55 (20)
engine 6 Nelson Piquet (BRA) Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo 1260 Goodyear 32     7 1'35.85 12 1'38.86 (30)
engine 9 Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) ATS D3 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 28     18 1'37.93 14 1'39.32 (14)
engine 25 Jacky Ickx (BEL) Ligier JS11 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 26     21 1'39.31 19 1'41.89 (24)
handling 2 Carlos Reutemann (ARG) Team Lotus 79 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 22     17 1'37.32 18 1'40.76 (19)
gearbox 15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) Renault RS10 Renault EF1 Michelin 16     3 1'34.45 7 1'36.85 (15)
electrical 20 Keke Rosberg (FIN) Wolf WR7 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 15     12 1'36.67 16 1'39.98 (9)
brakes 14 Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) Fittipaldi F6A Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 15     19 1'38.38 20 1'42.20 (8)
accident 17 Jan Lammers (NED) Shadow DN9 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 3     23 1'39.45 22 1'44.82 (3)
engine 30 Jochen Mass (GER) Arrows A2 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 1 1'55.72   20 1'38.85 23 1'55.72 (1)
clutch 1 Mario Andretti (USA) Team Lotus 79 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear 0     15 1'37.11      
Not qualified
--   31 Hector Rebaque (MEX) Team Lotus 79 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear         1'41.16      
--   24 Arturo Merzario (ITA) Merzario A4 Ford Cosworth DFV Goodyear         1'45.75