1979 Austrian Grand Prix

  1979 Austrian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 11 of 15 in the 1979 Formula One season
Date	August 12, 1979
Location	Österreichring
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.941 km (3.692 mi)
Distance	54 laps, 320.814 km (199.368 mi)
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

The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring.

Classification

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

Notes

• Lap Leaders: Gilles Villeneuve 3 laps (1-3); Alan Jones 51 laps (4-54).
• First pole position: René Arnoux

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

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

• 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.