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

Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 54 1:27:38.01 2 9
2 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 54 +36.05 secs 5 6
3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford G 54 +46.77 secs 8 4
4 11 South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari M 54 +47.21 secs 9 3
5 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford G 54 +48.92 secs 6 2
6 16 France René Arnoux Renault M 53 +1 Lap 1 1
7 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford G 53 +1 Lap 10
8 4 Republic of Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford G 53 +1 Lap 11
9 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford G 53 +1 Lap 16
10 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford G 53 +1 Lap 14
Ret 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 45 Engine 4
Ret 22 France Patrick Gaillard Ensign-Ford G 42 Suspension 24
Ret 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford G 34 Suspension 13
Ret 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford G 34 Engine 22
Ret 6 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo G 32 Engine 7
Ret 9 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford G 28 Engine 18
Ret 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ligier-Ford G 26 Engine 21
Ret 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford G 22 Handling 17
Ret 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault M 16 Gearbox 3
Ret 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford G 15 Electrical 19
Ret 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford G 15 Brakes 12
Ret 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford G 3 Accident 23
Ret 30 West Germany Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford G 1 Engine 20
Ret 1 United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford G 0 Clutch 15
DNQ 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford G
DNQ 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford G
Source:[2][3]

Notes

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

Championship standings after the race

  • 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

  1. ^ "1979 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list".
  2. ^ "1979 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ "1979 Austrian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 12 August 1979. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Austria 1979 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.


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