- Winner
- Alan Jones
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Alan Jones, Gilles Villeneuve, and Jacques Laffite
- Race date
- August 12, 1979
- Pole
- René Arnoux
- Fastest lap
- René Arnoux
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring
The decisive result
Alan Jones finished first for Williams. Gilles Villeneuve is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jacques Laffite 3 for Ligier.
Grid to finish
John Watson from P16 to P9 (+7), Jacques Laffite from P8 to P3 (+5), and Jody Scheckter from P9 to P4 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. René Arnoux started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 Engine, 5 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 2 DNQ, and 2 Suspension. René Arnoux holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:35.770 on lap 40. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.