Austrian Grand Prix
1979 · Round 11 · Spielberg, Austria · Aug 12, 1979Race summary
Jones won the race from 2nd on the grid, 36.1s ahead of Villeneuve. Watson was the standout mover, climbing from 16th to 9th. Arnoux lost the most ground, from 1st on the grid down to 6th (down 5 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 54 | 1:27:38.010 | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 54 | +36.050 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 54 | +46.770 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 54 | +47.210 | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 54 | +48.920 | 2 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 11 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 24 | 42 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 34 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | 34 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 18 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 21 | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 17 | 22 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 12 | 15 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | Clutch | 0 |