Round 11 | Red Bull Ring
Austrian Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring, 1979-08-12. Alan Jones won it for Williams. Podium: Alan Jones, Gilles Villeneuve, Jacques Laffite.
Winner
Alan Jones
Williams
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Red Bull Ring
Austria
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 54 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 54 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 54 | Finished | 4.0 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 9 | 54 | Finished | 3.0 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams | 6 | 54 | Finished | 2.0 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 53 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 10 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 8 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell | 11 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| 10 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0.0 |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 45 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign | 24 | 42 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 34 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Shadow | 22 | 34 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 7 | 32 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS | 18 | 28 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ligier | 21 | 26 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Team Lotus | 17 | 22 | Handling | 0.0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 16 | Gearbox | 0.0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 19 | 15 | Electrical | 0.0 |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 12 | 15 | Brakes | 0.0 |
| R | Jan Lammers | Shadow | 23 | 3 | Accident | 0.0 |
| R | Jochen Mass | Arrows | 20 | 1 | Engine | 0.0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | Clutch | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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