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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