The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring.[1]
| 1979 Austrian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5.942 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 | |||
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:34.07 | 1 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:34.28 | 2 |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:34.45 | 3 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:35.51 | 4 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:35.70 | 5 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford | 1:35.82 | 6 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:35.85 | 7 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford | 1:35.92 | 8 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 1:36.10 | 9 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:36.26 | 10 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:36.42 | 11 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford | 1:36.67 | 12 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:36.71 | 13 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 1:36.72 | 14 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:37.11 | 15 |
| 16 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:37.16 | 16 |
| 17 | Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford | 1:37.32 | 17 |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford | 1:37.93 | 18 |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:38.38 | 19 |
| 20 | Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford | 1:38.85 | 20 |
| 21 | Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford | 1:39.31 | 21 |
| 22 | Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford | 1:39.44 | 22 |
| 23 | Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford | 1:39.45 | 23 |
| 24 | Patrick Gaillard | Ensign-Ford | 1:41.10 | 24 |
| DNQ | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 1:41.16 | — |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 1:45.75 | — |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |  Alan Jones
|
Williams-Ford | G | 54 | 1:27:38.01 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 |  Gilles Villeneuve
|
Ferrari | M | 54 | +36.05 secs | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Ford | G | 54 | +46.77 secs | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 |  Jody Scheckter
|
Ferrari | M | 54 | +47.21 secs | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Williams-Ford | G | 54 | +48.92 secs | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | René Arnoux
|
Renault | M | 53 | +1 Lap | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Didier Pironi
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Tyrrell-Ford | G | 53 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 8 | 4 |  Derek Daly
|
Tyrrell-Ford | G | 53 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 9 | 7 |  John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | G | 53 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 10 | 8 | Patrick Tambay
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McLaren-Ford | G | 53 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Niki Lauda
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo | G | 45 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 22 | Patrick Gaillard
|
Ensign-Ford | G | 42 | Suspension | 24 | |
| Ret | 29 |  Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | G | 34 | Suspension | 13 | |
| Ret | 18 | Elio de Angelis
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Shadow-Ford | G | 34 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Alfa Romeo | G | 32 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 9 |  Hans-Joachim Stuck
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ATS-Ford | G | 28 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 25 |  Jacky Ickx
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Ligier-Ford | G | 26 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Lotus-Ford | G | 22 | Handling | 17 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Renault | M | 16 | Gearbox | 3 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
|
Wolf-Ford | G | 15 | Electrical | 19 | |
| Ret | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi
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Fittipaldi-Ford | G | 15 | Brakes | 12 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Jan Lammers
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Shadow-Ford | G | 3 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jochen Mass
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Arrows-Ford | G | 1 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 1 |  Mario Andretti
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Lotus-Ford | G | 0 | Clutch | 15 | |
| DNQ | 31 |  Héctor Rebaque
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Lotus-Ford | G | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Arturo Merzario
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Merzario-Ford | G | ||||
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| Previous race: 1979 German Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1979 season |
Next race: 1979 Dutch Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1978 Austrian Grand Prix |
Austrian Grand Prix | Next race: 1980 Austrian Grand Prix |
