1979 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring.^[1]

1979 Austrian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season
Race details
Date	August 12, 1979
Official name	XVII Großer 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	René Arnoux	Renault
Time	1:34.07
Fastest lap
Driver	René Arnoux	Renault
Time	1:35.77 on lap 40
Podium
First	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford
Second	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
Third	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford
Lap leaders

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

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	—

Race

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	G	54	1:27:38.01	2	9
2	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	M	54	+36.05 secs	5	6
3	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	G	54	+46.77 secs	8	4
4	11	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	M	54	+47.21 secs	9	3
5	28	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	G	54	+48.92 secs	6	2
6	16	René Arnoux	Renault	M	53	+1 Lap	1	1
7	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford	G	53	+1 Lap	10
8	4	Derek Daly	Tyrrell-Ford	G	53	+1 Lap	11
9	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	G	53	+1 Lap	16
10	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford	G	53	+1 Lap	14
Ret	5	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	G	45	Engine	4
Ret	22	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign-Ford	G	42	Suspension	24
Ret	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	G	34	Suspension	13
Ret	18	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	G	34	Engine	22
Ret	6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	G	32	Engine	7
Ret	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford	G	28	Engine	18
Ret	25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier-Ford	G	26	Engine	21
Ret	2	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford	G	22	Handling	17
Ret	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	M	16	Gearbox	3
Ret	20	Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Ford	G	15	Electrical	19
Ret	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	G	15	Brakes	12
Ret	17	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford	G	3	Accident	23
Ret	30	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	G	1	Engine	20
Ret	1	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	G	0	Clutch	15
DNQ	31	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus-Ford	G
DNQ	24	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford	G
Source:[2][3]

Notes

• This was the 50th Grand Prix start for a Canadian driver.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jody Scheckter 38 (42) 2 Gilles Villeneuve 32 3 Jacques Laffite 32 4 Alan Jones 25 5 Clay Regazzoni 24 Source: [4]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 74 2 Ligier-Ford 55 3 Williams-Ford 49 4 Lotus-Ford 37 5 Tyrrell-Ford 21 Source: [4]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 4 results from the first 7 races and the best 4 results from the last 8 races counted towards the Drivers' Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.