| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 54 | 1:27:38.010 | 219.689 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 54 | +36.050 | +36.050 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 54 | +46.770 | +10.720 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | 11 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 54 | +47.210 | +00.440 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | 28 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 54 | +48.920 | +01.710 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 53 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 11 | 4 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 16 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 14 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | ||
| 4 | 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 45 | oil leak | |||
| 24 | 22 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 42 | suspension | |||
| 22 | 18 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 34 | engine | |||
| 13 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 34 | suspension | |||
| 7 | 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 32 | engine | |||
| 18 | 9 | Hans Joachim Stuck | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 28 | engine | |||
| 21 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 26 | engine | |||
| 17 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 22 | handling | |||
| 3 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 16 | gearbox | |||
| 19 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 15 | brakes | |||
| 12 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 15 | electrics | |||
| 23 | 17 | Jan Lammers | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 3 | accident | |||
| 20 | 30 | Jochen Mass | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 1 | engine | |||
| 15 | 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 0 | clutch | |||
| DNQ | 31 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:35.770 - 223.360 km/h - René Arnoux (lap 40)