Austrian Grand Prix
Alan Jones (Williams) won the 1979 Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring.
Circuit Red Bull Ring
LocationSpielberg, Austria
Date12 August 1979
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 54 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 54 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 54 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 54 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 54 | Finished | 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 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 45 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 24 | 42 | Suspension | 0 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 34 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | 34 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 32 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 18 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 21 | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 17 | 22 | Handling | 0 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | 15 | Electrical | 0 |
| 21 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 12 | 15 | Brakes | 0 |
| 22 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 23 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | Clutch | 0 |