The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
!Pos.
!Driver
!Constructor
!Time
!No
|-
!1
|René Arnoux
|Renault
|1:34.07
|1
|-
!2
|Alan Jones
|Williams-Ford
|1:34.28
|2
|-
!3
|Jean-Pierre Jabouille
|Renault
|1:34.45
|3
|-
!4
|Niki Lauda
|Brabham-Alfa Romeo
|1:35.51
|4
|-
!5
|Gilles Villeneuve
|Ferrari
|1:35.70
|5
|-
!6
|Clay Regazzoni
|Williams-Ford
|1:35.82
|6
|-
!7
|Nelson Piquet
|Brabham-Alfa Romeo
|1:35.85
|7
|-
!8
|Jacques Laffite
|Ligier-Ford
|1:35.92
|8
|-
!9
|Jody Scheckter
|Ferrari
|1:36.10
|9
|-
!10
|Didier Pironi
|Tyrrell-Ford
|1:36.26
|10
|-
!11
|Derek Daly
|Tyrrell-Ford
|1:36.42
|11
|-
!12
|Keke Rosberg
|Wolf-Ford
|1:36.67
|12
|-
!13
|Riccardo Patrese
|Arrows-Ford
|1:36.71
|13
|-
!14
|Patrick Tambay
|McLaren-Ford
|1:36.72
|14
|-
!15
|Mario Andretti
|Lotus-Ford
|1:37.11
|15
|-
!16
|John Watson
|McLaren-Ford
|1:37.16
|16
|-
!17
|Carlos Reutemann
|Lotus-Ford
|1:37.32
|17
|-
!18
|Hans-Joachim Stuck
|ATS-Ford
|1:37.93
|18
|-
!19
|Emerson Fittipaldi
|Fittipaldi-Ford
|1:38.38
|19
|-
!20
|Jochen Mass
|Arrows-Ford
|1:38.85
|20
|-
!21
|Jacky Ickx
|Ligier-Ford
|1:39.31
|21
|-
!22
|Elio de Angelis
|Shadow-Ford
|1:39.44
|22
|-
!23
|Jan Lammers
|Shadow-Ford
|1:39.45
|23
|-
!24
|Patrick Gaillard
|Ensign-Ford
|1:41.10
|24
|-
!
|Héctor Rebaque
|Lotus-Ford
|1:41.16
|—
|-
!
|Arturo Merzario
|Merzario-Ford
|1:45.75
|—
|}
Race
Classification
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Tyre !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 27
| Alan Jones
| Williams-Ford
|
| 54
| 1:27:38.01
| 2
| 9
|-
! 2
| 12
| Gilles Villeneuve
| Ferrari
|
| 54
| +36.05 secs
| 5
| 6
|-
! 3
| 26
| Jacques Laffite
| Ligier-Ford
|
| 54
| +46.77 secs
| 8
| 4
|-
! 4
| 11
| Jody Scheckter
| Ferrari
|
| 54
| +47.21 secs
| 9
| 3
|-
! 5
| 28
| Clay Regazzoni
| Williams-Ford
|
| 54
| +48.92 secs
| 6
| 2
|-
! 6
| 16
| René Arnoux
| Renault
|
| 53
| +1 Lap
| 1
| 1
|-
! 7
| 3
| Didier Pironi
| Tyrrell-Ford
|
| 53
| +1 Lap
| 10
|
|-
! 8
| 4
| Derek Daly
| Tyrrell-Ford
|
| 53
| +1 Lap
| 11
|
|-
! 9
| 7
| John Watson
| McLaren-Ford
|
| 53
| +1 Lap
| 16
|
|-
! 10
| 8
| Patrick Tambay
| McLaren-Ford
|
| 53
| +1 Lap
| 14
|
|-
!
| 5
| Niki Lauda
| Brabham-Alfa Romeo
|
| 45
| Engine
| 4
|
|-
!
| 22
| Patrick Gaillard
| Ensign-Ford
|
| 42
| Suspension
| 24
|
|-
!
| 29
| Riccardo Patrese
| Arrows-Ford
|
| 34
| Suspension
| 13
|
|-
!
| 18
| Elio de Angelis
| Shadow-Ford
|
| 34
| Engine
| 22
|
|-
!
| 6
| Nelson Piquet
| Brabham-Alfa Romeo
|
| 32
| Engine
| 7
|
|-
!
| 9
| Hans-Joachim Stuck
| ATS-Ford
|
| 28
| Engine
| 18
|
|-
!
| 25
| Jacky Ickx
| Ligier-Ford
|
| 26
| Engine
| 21
|
|-
!
| 2
| Carlos Reutemann
| Lotus-Ford
|
| 22
| Handling
| 17
|
|-
!
| 15
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille
| Renault
|
| 16
| Gearbox
| 3
|
|-
!
| 20
| Keke Rosberg
| Wolf-Ford
|
| 15
| Electrical
| 19
|
|-
!
| 14
| Emerson Fittipaldi
| Fittipaldi-Ford
|
| 15
| Brakes
| 12
|
|-
!
| 17
| Jan Lammers
| Shadow-Ford
|
| 3
| Accident
| 23
|
|-
!
| 30
| Jochen Mass
| Arrows-Ford
|
| 1
| Engine
| 20
|
|-
!
| 1
| Mario Andretti
| Lotus-Ford
|
| 0
| Clutch
| 15
|
|-
!
| 31
| Héctor Rebaque
| Lotus-Ford
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!
| 24
| Arturo Merzario
| Merzario-Ford
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!colspan="9"|
|}
Notes
- This was the 50th Grand Prix start for a Canadian driver.
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Jody Scheckter*
| 38 (42)
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| Gilles Villeneuve*
| 32
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3
| Jacques Laffite*
| 32
|-
|align="left"| 10px 3
|align="center"| 4
| Alan Jones*
| 25
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
|align="center"| 5
| Clay Regazzoni*
| 24
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
|}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Ferrari*
| 74
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| Ligier-Ford*
| 55
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3
| Williams-Ford*
| 49
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4
| Lotus-Ford
| 37
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5
| Tyrrell-Ford
| 21
|-
!colspan=4|Source: