| «1979-11» | Austria Grand Prix - XVII Grosser Preis von Osterreich |
| 1979-08-12 | Österreichring - 54 laps × 5.942 km : 320.868 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:34.070 | 227.397 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.280 | +00.210 (+0.223%) | +00.210 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:34.450 | +00.380 (+0.404%) | +00.170 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:35.510 | +01.440 (+1.531%) | +01.060 |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:35.700 | +01.630 (+1.733%) | +00.190 |
| 6 | 6 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.820 | +01.750 (+1.860%) | +00.120 |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:35.850 | +01.780 (+1.892%) | +00.030 |
| 8 | 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.920 | +01.850 (+1.967%) | +00.070 |
| 9 | 9 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 01:36.100 | +02.030 (+2.158%) | +00.180 |
| 10 | 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.260 | +02.190 (+2.328%) | +00.160 |
| 11 | 11 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.420 | +02.350 (+2.498%) | +00.160 |
| 12 | 12 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.670 | +02.600 (+2.764%) | +00.250 |
| 13 | 13 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.710 | +02.640 (+2.806%) | +00.040 |
| 14 | 14 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.720 | +02.650 (+2.817%) | +00.010 |
| 15 | 15 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.110 | +03.040 (+3.232%) | +00.390 |
| 16 | 16 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.160 | +03.090 (+3.285%) | +00.050 |
| 17 | 17 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.320 | +03.250 (+3.455%) | +00.160 |
| 18 | 18 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.930 | +03.860 (+4.103%) | +00.610 |
| 19 | 19 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.380 | +04.310 (+4.582%) | +00.450 |
| 20 | 20 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.850 | +04.780 (+5.081%) | +00.470 |
| 21 | 21 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.310 | +05.240 (+5.570%) | +00.460 |
| 22 | 22 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.440 | +05.370 (+5.709%) | +00.130 |
| 23 | 23 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.450 | +05.380 (+5.719%) | +00.010 |
| 24 | 24 | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.100 | +07.030 (+7.473%) | +01.650 |
| 25 | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:41.160 | +07.090 (+7.537%) | +00.060 | |
| 26 | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.740 | +11.670 (+12.406%) | +04.580 |