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Austrian Grand Prix 1979

Round 11 of 15  · 12 August 1979  · Red Bull Ring  · 54 laps

Fastest Lap René Arnoux 1:35.770 (lap 40)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 JON Alan Jones Williams 2 1:27:38.010 9
2 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 5 +36.050 6
3 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 8 +46.770 4
4 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 9 +47.210 3
5 REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 6 +48.920 2
6 ARN René Arnoux FL Renault 1 +1 lap 1
7 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 10 +1 lap —
8 DAL Derek Daly Tyrrell 11 +1 lap —
9 WAT John Watson McLaren 16 +1 lap —
10 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 14 +1 lap —
DNF LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 4 Engine —
DNF GAI Patrick Gaillard Ensign 24 Suspension —
DNF DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 22 Engine —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 13 Suspension —
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 7 Engine —
DNF STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 18 Engine —
DNF ICK Jacky Ickx Ligier 21 Engine —
DNF REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 17 Handling —
DNF JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 3 Gearbox —
DNF FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 19 Brakes —
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg Wolf 12 Electrical —
DNF LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 23 Accident —
DNF MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 20 Engine —
DNF AND Mario Andretti Lotus 15 Clutch —
DNQ REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus — — —
DNQ MER Arturo Merzario Merzario — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:34.070
2 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:34.280
3 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 1:34.450
4 LAU Niki Lauda Brabham 1:35.510
5 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:35.700
6 REG Clay Regazzoni Williams 1:35.820
7 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:35.850
8 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:35.920
9 SCH Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1:36.100
10 PIR Didier Pironi Tyrrell 1:36.260
11 DAL Derek Daly Tyrrell 1:36.420
12 ROS Keke Rosberg Wolf 1:36.670
13 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:36.710
14 TAM Patrick Tambay McLaren 1:36.720
15 AND Mario Andretti Lotus 1:37.110
16 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:37.160
17 REU Carlos Reutemann Lotus 1:37.320
18 STU Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS 1:37.930
19 FIT Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1:38.380
20 MAS Jochen Mass Arrows 1:38.850
21 ICK Jacky Ickx Ligier 1:39.310
22 DEA Elio de Angelis Shadow 1:39.440
23 LAM Jan Lammers Shadow 1:39.450
24 GAI Patrick Gaillard Ensign 1:41.100
25 REB Héctor Rebaque Lotus 1:41.160
26 MER Arturo Merzario Merzario 1:45.740