| 1979 Austrian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 15 in the1979 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | August 12, 1979 | ||
| Official name | XVIIGroßer Preis von Österreich | ||
| Location | Österreichring | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.942 km (3.692 miles) | ||
| Distance | 54 laps, 320.814 km (199.368 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:34.07 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:35.77 on lap 40 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Ford | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ligier-Ford | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1979 Austrian Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held on 12 August 1979 atÖsterreichring.[1]
| 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 | — |
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