1979 Austrian Grand Prix
- Round
- 11 of 1979
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring
- Location
- Spielberg, Austria
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Alan Jones
- Constructor
- Williams
- Entrant
- Williams-Ford
- Pole position
- Rene Arnoux
- Fastest lap
- Rene Arnoux
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 54 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 54 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 54 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 54 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 54 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | 1 | — · fastest lap |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 53 | — | — |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 11 | 53 | — | — |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | 53 | — | — |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 53 | — | — |
| DNQ | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 16 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 45 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 32 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Walter Wolf Racing | 12 | 15 | — | Electrical |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 34 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | — | Clutch |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 17 | 22 | — | Handling |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 18 | 28 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 19 | 15 | — | Brakes |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 1 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 21 | 26 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | 34 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | 3 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 24 | 42 | — | Suspension |