1979 Austrian Grand Prix
| 1979 Austrian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 11 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | August 12, 1979 | ||
| Official name | XVII Großer Preis von Österreich | ||
| Location | Österreichring | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.941 km (3.692 miles) | ||
| Distance | 54 laps, 320.814 km (199.368 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:34.07 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 René Arnoux | Renault | |
| Time | 1:35.77 on lap 40 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Ford | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ligier-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |  Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 54 | 1:27:38.01 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | 54 | +36.05 secs | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Ford | 54 | +46.77 secs | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter
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Ferrari | 54 | +47.21 secs | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni
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Williams-Ford | 54 | +48.92 secs | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 53 | +1 Lap | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 8 | 4 |  Derek Daly
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Tyrrell-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 9 | 7 |  John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford | 53 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Niki Lauda
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 45 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 22 | Patrick Gaillard
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Ensign-Ford | 42 | Suspension | 24 | |
| Ret | 29 |  Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 34 | Suspension | 13 | |
| Ret | 18 | Elio de Angelis
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Shadow-Ford | 34 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 32 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 9 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS-Ford | 28 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 25 |  Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford | 26 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus-Ford | 22 | Handling | 17 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault | 16 | Gearbox | 3 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
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Wolf-Ford | 15 | Electrical | 19 | |
| Ret | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 15 | Brakes | 12 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Jan Lammers
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Shadow-Ford | 3 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jochen Mass
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Arrows-Ford | 1 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 1 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | 0 | Clutch | 15 | |
| DNQ | 31 |  Héctor Rebaque
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Lotus-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford | ||||
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Notes
- Lap leaders: Gilles Villeneuve 3 laps (1–3); Alan Jones 51 laps (4–54).
- First pole position: René Arnoux
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
- ^ "1979 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Austria 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.