1979 Austrian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Osterreichring, 54 laps |
Round | 11 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 54 | 1hr 27m 38.010s | 9 |
2 | +3 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 54 | +36.050s | 6 |
3 | +5 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +46.770s | 4 |
4 | +5 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari | 54 | +47.210s | 3 |
5 | +1 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 54 | +48.920s | 2 |
6 | -5 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 53 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +3 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
8 | +3 | (IRL) Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
9 | +7 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
10 | +4 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 45 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Patrick Gaillard | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 42 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 28 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 26 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 22 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 16 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
R | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
R | (NLD) Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:34.070
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault |
2 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault |
4 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
5 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
6 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
8 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | Ferrari |
10 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (IRL) Derek Daly | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Wolf-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (NLD) Jan Lammers | Shadow-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (FRA) Patrick Gaillard | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 38 |
2 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 32 |
3 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 32 |
4 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 25 |
5 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 24 |
6 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 20 |
7 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 20 |
8 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 13 |
9 | (GBR) John Watson | 13 |
10 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 12 |
11 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 11 |
12 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 9 |
13 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 8 |
14 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
15 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | 2 |
16 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 |
= | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 1 |
= | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Last start
- Patrick Gaillard
- Wins
- 3rd for Alan Jones
- 3rd for Williams
- Podiums
- 13th for Jacques Laffite
- 6th for Alan Jones & Gilles Villeneuve
- 252nd for Ferrari
- 14th for Ligier
- 8th for Williams
- Poles
- 1st for Rene Arnoux (56th different polesitter, 5th French driver)
- 4th for Renault
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Rene Arnoux
- 2nd for Renault
- Front row starts
- 3rd for Alan Jones
- 2nd for Rene Arnoux
- Points finishes
- 50th for Clay Regazzoni