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1979 Austrian Grand Prix

Formula One motor race

Formula One motor race

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryAustria
Grand PrixAustrian
Official nameXVII Großer Preis von Österreich
DateAugust 12
Year1979
ImageÖsterreichring 1977-1987.svg
Race_No11
Season_No15
LocationÖsterreichring
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.692
Course_km5.942
Distance_laps54
Distance_mi199.368
Distance_km320.814
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverRené Arnoux
Pole_CountryFrance
Pole_TeamRenault
Pole_Time1:34.07
Fast_DriverRené Arnoux
Fast_CountryFrance
Fast_TeamRenault
Fast_Time1:35.77
Fast_Lap40
First_DriverAlan Jones
First_CountryAustralia
First_TeamWilliams-Ford
Second_DriverGilles Villeneuve
Second_CountryCanada
Second_TeamFerrari
Third_DriverJacques Laffite
Third_CountryFrance
Third_TeamLigier-Ford
Lapchart

The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo123456789101112131415161718192021222324DNQDNQ
René ArnouxRenault**1:34.07**1
Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:34.282
Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1:34.453
Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:35.514
Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:35.705
Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford1:35.826
Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:35.857
Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford1:35.928
Jody ScheckterFerrari1:36.109
Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford1:36.2610
Derek DalyTyrrell-Ford1:36.4211
Keke RosbergWolf-Ford1:36.6712
Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:36.7113
Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford1:36.7214
Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:37.1115
John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:37.1616
Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford1:37.3217
Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford1:37.9318
Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:38.3819
Jochen MassArrows-Ford1:38.8520
Jacky IckxLigier-Ford1:39.3121
Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford1:39.4422
Jan LammersShadow-Ford1:39.4523
Patrick GaillardEnsign-Ford1:41.1024
Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford1:41.16—
Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford1:45.75—

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQ
27Australia **Alan Jones****Williams-Ford**541:27:38.012**9**
12Canada **Gilles Villeneuve****Ferrari**54+36.05 secs5**6**
26France **Jacques Laffite****Ligier-Ford**54+46.77 secs8**4**
11South Africa **Jody Scheckter****Ferrari**54+47.21 secs9**3**
28Switzerland **Clay Regazzoni****Williams-Ford**54+48.92 secs6**2**
16France **René Arnoux****Renault**53+1 Lap1**1**
3France Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford53+1 Lap10
4Ireland Derek DalyTyrrell-Ford53+1 Lap11
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford53+1 Lap16
8France Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford53+1 Lap14
5Austria Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo45Engine4
22France Patrick GaillardEnsign-Ford42Suspension24
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford34Suspension13
18Italy Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford34Engine22
6Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo32Engine7
9FRG Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford28Engine18
25Belgium Jacky IckxLigier-Ford26Engine21
2Argentina Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford22Handling17
15France Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault16Gearbox3
20Finland Keke RosbergWolf-Ford15Electrical19
14Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford15Brakes12
17Netherlands Jan LammersShadow-Ford3Accident23
30FRG Jochen MassArrows-Ford1Engine20
1US Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford0Clutch15
31Mexico Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford
24Italy Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford

Notes

  • This was the 50th Grand Prix start for a Canadian driver.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1South Africa **Jody Scheckter***38 (42)
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2CAN **Gilles Villeneuve***32
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3FRA **Jacques Laffite***32
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 34AUS **Alan Jones***25
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 15SUI **Clay Regazzoni***24

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1ITA **Ferrari***74
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2FRA **Ligier-Ford***55
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK **Williams-Ford***49
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4UK Lotus-Ford37
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5UK Tyrrell-Ford21
  • 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.
  • Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

Name_of_race = Austrian Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1979 | Previous_race_in_season = 1979 German Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1979 Dutch Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1978 Austrian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1980 Austrian Grand Prix}}

References

  1. "1979 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list".
  2. "1979 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. (12 August 1979). "1979 Austrian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  4. "Austria 1979 - Championship • STATS F1".
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