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1979 Austrian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitOsterreichring, 54 laps
Round11 of 15
Race numbers

The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was the:

  • 324th World Championship race
  • 11th World Championship Austrian Grand Prix
  • 10th World Championship race at Osterreichring
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth541hr 27m 38.010s9
2+3(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari54+36.050s6
3+5(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford Cosworth54+46.770s4
4+5(ZAF) Jody ScheckterFerrari54+47.210s3
5+1(CHE) Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford Cosworth54+48.920s2
6-5(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault53+1 lap1
7+3(FRA) Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap 
8+3(IRL) Derek DalyTyrrell-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap 
9+7(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap 
10+4(FRA) Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo45DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick GaillardEnsign-Ford Cosworth42DNF 
R (ITA) Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford Cosworth34DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth34DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo32DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford Cosworth28DNF 
R (BEL) Jacky IckxLigier-Ford Cosworth26DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault16DNF 
R (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth15DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWolf-Ford Cosworth15DNF 
R (NLD) Jan LammersShadow-Ford Cosworth3DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassArrows-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:34.070

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault
2(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth
3(FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault
4(AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo
5(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
6(CHE) Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford Cosworth
7(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo
8(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford Cosworth
9(ZAF) Jody ScheckterFerrari
10(FRA) Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
11(IRL) Derek DalyTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
12(FIN) Keke RosbergWolf-Ford Cosworth
13(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth
14(FRA) Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
15(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
16(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
17(ARG) Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford Cosworth
18(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford Cosworth
19(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
20(DEU) Jochen MassArrows-Ford Cosworth
21(BEL) Jacky IckxLigier-Ford Cosworth
22(ITA) Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford Cosworth
23(NLD) Jan LammersShadow-Ford Cosworth
24(FRA) Patrick GaillardEnsign-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(MEX) Hector RebaqueLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
(ITA) Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ZAF) Jody Scheckter38
2(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve32
3(FRA) Jacques Laffite32
4(AUS) Alan Jones25
5(CHE) Clay Regazzoni24
6(FRA) Patrick Depailler20
7(ARG) Carlos Reutemann20
8(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier13
9(GBR) John Watson13
10(USA) Mario Andretti12
11(FRA) Rene Arnoux11
12(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille9
13(FRA) Didier Pironi8
14(ITA) Riccardo Patrese2
15(DEU) Jochen Mass2
16(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi1
=(AUT) Niki Lauda1
=(BEL) Jacky Ickx1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari74
2Ligier-Ford Cosworth55
3Williams-Ford Cosworth49
4Lotus-Ford Cosworth37
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth21
6Renault20
7McLaren-Ford Cosworth13
8Arrows-Ford Cosworth4
9Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth1
=Brabham-Alfa Romeo1

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