1979 Austrian Grand Prix

Formula One motor race F1 Austria Austrian XVII Großer Preis von Österreich August 12 1979 Österreichring 1977-1987.svg 11 15 Österreichring Permanent racing facility 3.692 5.942 54 199.368 320.814 Dry René Arnoux France Renault 1:34.07 René Arnoux France Renault 1:35.77 40 Alan Jones Australia Williams-Ford Gilles Villeneuve Canada Ferrari Jacques Laffite France Ligier-Ford AUT The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring.https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Zeltweg-1979-08-12e.jpg 1979 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list Qualifying Qualifying classification Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo1René ArnouxRenault1:34.0712Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:34.2823Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1:34.4534Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:35.5145Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:35.7056Clay RegazzoniWilliams-Ford1:35.8267Nelson PiquetBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:35.8578Jacques LaffiteLigier-Ford1:35.9289Jody ScheckterFerrari1:36.10910Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford1:36.261011Derek DalyTyrrell-Ford1:36.421112Keke RosbergWolf-Ford1:36.671213Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:36.711314Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford1:36.721415Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:37.111516John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:37.161617Carlos ReutemannLotus-Ford1:37.321718Hans-Joachim StuckATS-Ford1:37.931819Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:38.381920Jochen MassArrows-Ford1:38.852021Jacky IckxLigier-Ford1:39.312122Elio de AngelisShadow-Ford1:39.442223Jan LammersShadow-Ford1:39.452324Patrick GaillardEnsign-Ford1:41.1024DNQ Did not qualifyHéctor RebaqueLotus-Ford1:41.16—DNQ Did not qualifyArturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford1:45.75— Race Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 54 1:27:38.01 2 9 2 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 54 +36.05 secs 5 6 3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Ford Goodyear 54 +46.77 secs 8 4 4 11 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Ferrari Michelin 54 +47.21 secs 9 3 5 28 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Williams-Ford Goodyear 54 +48.92 secs 6 2 6 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 53 +1 Lap 1 1 7 3 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 53 +1 Lap 10 8 4 Ireland Derek Daly Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 53 +1 Lap 11 9 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford Goodyear 53 +1 Lap 16 10 8 France Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford Goodyear 53 +1 Lap 14 Ret Retired 5 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 45 Engine 4 Ret Retired 22 France Patrick Gaillard Ensign-Ford Goodyear 42 Suspension 24 Ret Retired 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 34 Suspension 13 Ret Retired 18 Italy Elio de Angelis Shadow-Ford Goodyear 34 Engine 22 Ret Retired 6 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 32 Engine 7 Ret Retired 9 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS-Ford Goodyear 28 Engine 18 Ret Retired 25 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ligier-Ford Goodyear 26 Engine 21 Ret Retired 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Lotus-Ford Goodyear 22 Handling 17 Ret Retired 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Michelin 16 Gearbox 3 Ret Retired 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Wolf-Ford Goodyear 15 Electrical 19 Ret Retired 14 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 15 Brakes 12 Ret Retired 17 Netherlands Jan Lammers Shadow-Ford Goodyear 3 Accident 23 Ret Retired 30 FRG Jochen Mass Arrows-Ford Goodyear 1 Engine 20 Ret Retired 1 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 0 Clutch 15 DNQ Did not qualify 31 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 24 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Goodyear Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/404/ 1979 Austrian Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140209084824/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1979/404/ 9 February 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1979-austrian-grand-prix/ 1979 Austrian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 12 August 1979 6 November 2021 Notes This was the 50th Grand Prix start for a Canadian driver. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter* 38 (42) 10px 2 CAN Gilles Villeneuve* 32 10px 3 FRA Jacques Laffite* 32 10px 3 4 AUS Alan Jones* 25 10px 1 5 SUI Clay Regazzoni* 24Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1979/autriche/championnat.aspx Austria 1979 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 7 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari* 74 10px 2 FRA Ligier-Ford* 55 10px 3 UK Williams-Ford* 49 10px 4 UK Lotus-Ford 37 10px 5 UK Tyrrell-Ford 21Source: 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. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. References 30em Austrian Grand Prix 1979 1979 German Grand Prix 1979 Dutch Grand Prix 1978 Austrian Grand Prix 1980 Austrian Grand Prix Austrian Grand Prix Grand Prix Austrian Grand Prix Category:Austrian Grand Prix