August 12, 1979 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | Lap distance 5.942 km
Report | Articles (2) | Photos (8) | 1979 season
| 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 | 8.000000.010 | 2 | 4.000000.280 | 2 | 6.000000.130 | (43) | |
| 2 | 6 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 54 | 4.000000.060 | +6.000000.050 | 5 | 5.000000.700 | 5 | 6.000000.610 | (46) |
| 3 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 4.000000.780 | +6.000000.770 | 8 | 5.000000.920 | 4 | 6.000000.450 | (53) |
| 4 | 3 | 11 | Jody Scheckter (RSA) | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 312B | Michelin | 54 | 5.000000.220 | +7.000000.210 | 9 | 6.000000.100 | 6 | 6.000000.630 | (50) |
| 5 | 2 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni (SUI) | Williams FW07 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 54 | 6.000000.930 | +8.000000.920 | 6 | 5.000000.820 | 3 | 6.000000.220 | (50) |
| 6 | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RS10 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 53 | +1 lap | 1 | 4.000000.070 | 1 | 5.000000.770 | (40) | |
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 10 | 6.000000.260 | 8 | 7.000000.100 | (31) | ||
| 8 | 4 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Tyrrell 009 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 11 | 6.000000.420 | 10 | 8.000000.180 | (51) | ||
| 9 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren M29 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 16 | 7.000000.160 | 9 | 8.000000.100 | (52) | ||
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | McLaren M29 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 14 | 6.000000.720 | 13 | 9.000000.070 | (38) | ||
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| engine | 5 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 45 | 4 | 5.000000.510 | 11 | 8.000000.680 | (20) | |||
| suspension | 22 | Patrick Gaillard (FRA) | Ensign N179 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 42 | 24 | 1.000000.100 | 21 | 2.000000.960 | (15) | |||
| suspension | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 34 | 13 | 6.000000.710 | 15 | 9.000000.720 | (12) | |||
| engine | 18 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 34 | 22 | 9.000000.440 | 17 | 0.00 | (20) | |||
| engine | 6 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT48 | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Goodyear | 32 | 7 | 5.000000.850 | 12 | 8.000000.860 | (30) | |||
| engine | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck (GER) | ATS D3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 28 | 18 | 7.000000.930 | 14 | 9.000000.320 | (14) | |||
| engine | 25 | Jacky Ickx (BEL) | Ligier JS11 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 26 | 21 | 9.000000.310 | 19 | 1.000000.890 | (24) | |||
| handling | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 22 | 17 | 7.000000.320 | 18 | 0.00 | (19) | |||
| gearbox | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Renault RS10 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 16 | 3 | 4.000000.450 | 7 | 6.000000.850 | (15) | |||
| electrical | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Wolf WR7 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 15 | 12 | 6.000000.670 | 16 | 9.000000.980 | (9) | |||
| brakes | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) | Fittipaldi F6A | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 15 | 19 | 8.000000.380 | 20 | 2.000000.200 | (8) | |||
| accident | 17 | Jan Lammers (NED) | Shadow DN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 3 | 23 | 9.000000.450 | 22 | 4.000000.820 | (3) | |||
| engine | 30 | Jochen Mass (GER) | Arrows A2 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1 | 5.000000.720 | 20 | 8.000000.850 | 23 | 5.000000.720 | (1) | ||
| clutch | 1 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 0 | 15 | 7.000000.110 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 31 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Team Lotus 79 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1.000000.160 | ||||||||
| -- | 24 | Arturo Merzario (ITA) | Merzario A4 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 5.000000.750 | ||||||||
