The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix started August 12th, 1979 at 02:00 on A1-Ring in Spielburg, Austria. René Arnoux started from pole position with Alan Jones next to him. Jean-Pierre Jabouille started from third place.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 38 seconds Alan Jones finished the race first. The podium was completed with Gilles Villeneuve in second and Jacques Laffite in third place.
After the 1979 Austrian Grand Prix, Jody Scheckter is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 38 points. Scheckter is 6 points ahead of Gilles Villeneuve.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 38 seconds Alan Jones finished the race first. The podium was completed with Gilles Villeneuve in second and Jacques Laffite in third place.
After the 1979 Austrian Grand Prix, Jody Scheckter is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 38 points. Scheckter is 6 points ahead of Gilles Villeneuve.
Circuit
Location
Spielburg, Austria
Date
August 12th, 1979 at 02:00
Round
11/15
Winner
Alan Jones
Winning time
1:27:38.01
Pole position
René Arnoux
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:27:38.01 | 2 | 54 | 9 |
| 2 3 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +36.05 | 5 | 54 | 6 |
| 3 5 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +46.77 | 8 | 54 | 4 |
| 4 5 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | +47.21 | 9 | 54 | 3 |
| 5 1 | #28 Clay Regazzoni | Williams | +48.92 | 6 | 54 | 2 |
| 6 5 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | +1 Lap | 1 | 53 | 1 |
| 7 3 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 10 | 53 | 0 |
| 8 3 | #4 Derek Daly | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 11 | 53 | 0 |
| 9 7 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 16 | 53 | 0 |
| 10 4 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1 Lap | 14 | 53 | 0 |
| - | #5 Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| - | #22 Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | DNF (Suspension) | 24 | 42 | 0 |
| - | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Suspension) | 13 | 34 | 0 |
| - | #18 Elio de Angelis | Shadow | DNF (Engine) | 22 | 34 | 0 |
| - | #6 Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 7 | 32 | 0 |
| - | #9 Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | DNF (Engine) | 18 | 28 | 0 |
| - | #25 Jacky Ickx | Ligier | DNF (Engine) | 21 | 26 | 0 |
| - | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | DNF (Handling) | 17 | 22 | 0 |
| - | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Gearbox) | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #20 Keke Rosberg | Wolf | DNF (Electrical) | 19 | 15 | 0 |
| - | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Brakes) | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| - | #17 Jan Lammers | Shadow | DNF (Accident) | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| - | #30 Jochen Mass | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #1 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Clutch) | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #31 Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #24 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 38 | |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 32 | -6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 5 | 32 | -6 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 3 | 25 | -13 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 1 | 3 | 24 | -14 |
| 6 | Patrick Depailler | Ligier | 1 | 2 | 20 | -18 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 4 | 20 | -18 | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Tyrrell | 2 | 13 | -25 | |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 13 | -25 | |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 12 | -26 | |
| 11 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 11 | -27 | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 | -29 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1 | 8 | -30 | |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2 | -36 | ||
| 15 | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 2 | -36 | ||
| 16 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | -37 | ||
| 17 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | -37 | ||
| 18 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 1 | -37 | ||
| 19 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 0 | -38 | ||
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -38 | ||
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | -38 | ||
| 22 | Geoff Lees | Tyrrell | 0 | -38 | ||
| 23 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 0 | -38 | ||
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 0 | -38 | ||
| 25 | James Hunt | Wolf | 0 | -38 | ||
| 26 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 0 | -38 | ||
| 27 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 0 | -38 | ||
| 28 | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 0 | -38 | ||
| 29 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 0 | -38 | ||
| 30 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -38 | ||
| 31 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | -38 | ||
| 32 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Merzario | 0 | -38 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 8 | 74 | |
| 2 | Ligier | 3 | 7 | 55 | -19 |
| 3 | Williams | 3 | 6 | 49 | -25 |
| 4 | Team Lotus | 5 | 37 | -37 | |
| 5 | Tyrrell | 3 | 21 | -53 | |
| 6 | Renault | 1 | 3 | 20 | -54 |
| 7 | McLaren | 1 | 13 | -61 | |
| 8 | Arrows | 4 | -70 | ||
| 9 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1 | -73 | ||
| 10 | Fittipaldi | 1 | -73 | ||
| 11 | Shadow | 0 | -74 | ||
| 12 | Wolf | 0 | -74 | ||
| 13 | ATS | 0 | -74 | ||
| 14 | Ensign | 0 | -74 | ||
| 15 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -74 | ||
| 16 | Merzario | 0 | -74 | ||
| 17 | Kauhsen | 0 | -74 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | 1:07.012 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:07.275 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | Lando Norris | 1:06.200 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | Lando Norris | 1:07.475 - Lando Norris | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2019 | #33 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas | 1:07.475 - Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc |
| 2018 | #33 Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | Sebastian Vettel | 1:06.957 - Kimi Räikkönen | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2017 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:07.411 - Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:08.411 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | 1:11.235 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:12.142 - Sergio Pérez | Felipe Massa |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2001 | #4 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Giancarlo Fisichella | |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | David Coulthard | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Teo Fabi | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Stefan Johansson | Teo Fabi | |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Alain Prost | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet | Michele Alboreto | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay | |
| 1982 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Keke Rosberg | Jacques Laffite | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1981 | #26 Jacques Laffite | René Arnoux | Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | |
| 1980 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | René Arnoux | |
| 1978 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Patrick Depailler | Gilles Villeneuve | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1977 | #17 Alan Jones | Niki Lauda | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Niki Lauda | |
| 1976 | #28 John Watson | Jacques Laffite | Gunnar Nilsson | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #9 Vittorio Brambilla | James Hunt | Tom Pryce | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Denny Hulme | James Hunt | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | Jackie Stewart | Carlos Pace | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| 1972 | #31 Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme | Peter Revson | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
| 1971 | #14 Jo Siffert | Emerson Fittipaldi | Tim Schenken | Jo Siffert | |
| 1970 | #12 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Rolf Stommelen | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1964 | #8 Lorenzo Bandini | Richie Ginther | Bob Anderson | Graham Hill |