Formula One motor race
Motor car race
The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring .[ 1]
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
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
—
Race
Classification
Notes
This was the 50th Grand Prix start for a Canadian driver.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Constructors' Championship standings
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