Red Bull Ring · 12 August 1979
Alan Jones won the 1979 Austrian Grand Prix for Williams from 2nd on the grid, 36.05s ahead of Gilles Villeneuve. John Watson gained the most places, from 16th on the grid to 9th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Jones 9 + Regazzoni 2 | Jones 9 + Regazzoni 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Villeneuve 6 + Scheckter 3 | Villeneuve 6 + Scheckter 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Ligier Laffite 4 + Ickx 0 | Laffite 4 + Ickx 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Renault Arnoux 1 + Jabouille 0 | Arnoux 1 + Jabouille 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Tyrrell Pironi 0 + Daly 0 | Pironi 0 + Daly 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | McLaren Watson 0 + Tambay 0 | Watson 0 + Tambay 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo Lauda 0 + Piquet 0 | Lauda 0 + Piquet 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Ensign Gaillard 0 | Gaillard 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Arrows Patrese 0 + Mass 0 | Patrese 0 + Mass 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Shadow de Angelis 0 + Lammers 0 | de Angelis 0 + Lammers 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | ATS Stuck 0 | Stuck 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Team Lotus Reutemann 0 + Andretti 0 | Reutemann 0 + Andretti 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Wolf Rosberg 0 | Rosberg 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 0 | Fittipaldi 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones Williams | Williams | 1:27:38.010 | 54 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | Ferrari | +36.050s | 54 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | +46.770s | 54 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter Ferrari | Ferrari | +47.210s | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni Williams | Williams | +48.920s | 54 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | René Arnoux Renault | Renault | +1 Lap | 53 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 53 | — | — | |
| 8 | Derek Daly Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 53 | — | — | |
| 9 | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 53 | — | — | |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 53 | — | — | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Engine | 45 | — | — | |
| DNF | Patrick Gaillard Ensign | Ensign | DNF Suspension | 42 | — | — | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | Arrows | DNF Suspension | 34 | — | — | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis Shadow | Shadow | DNF Engine | 34 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF Engine | 32 | — | — | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS | ATS | DNF Engine | 28 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx Ligier | Ligier | DNF Engine | 26 | — | — | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Handling | 22 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | Renault | DNF Gearbox | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg Wolf | Wolf | DNF Electrical | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF Brakes | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jan Lammers Shadow | Shadow | DNF Accident | 3 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jochen Mass Arrows | Arrows | DNF Engine | 1 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Clutch | 0 | — | — |