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1979 Grand Prix of Austria qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 11 of 15 Sunday, August 12, 1979 at Osterreichring, Knittelfeld, Austria 54 laps on a 5.942 kilometer road course (320.868 kilometers) Time of race: 1:27:38.01 Average speed: 219.704 kph Pole time: 94.07 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 36.05 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1979 Formula One results   /   1979 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Time (seconds) Speed (km/hr) 1   Rene Arnoux 16 1:34.070   227.397   2   Alan Jones 27 1:34.280   226.890   3   Jean-Pierre Jabouille 15 1:34.450   226.482   4   Niki Lauda 5 1:35.510   223.968   5   Gilles Villeneuve 12 1:35.700   223.524   6   Clay Regazzoni 28 1:35.820   223.244   7   Nelson Piquet 6 1:35.850   223.174   8   Jacques Laffite 26 1:35.920   223.011   9   Jody Scheckter 11 1:36.100   222.593   10   Didier Pironi 3 1:36.260   222.223   11   Derek Daly 4 1:36.420   221.854   12   Keke Rosberg 20 1:36.670   221.281   13   Riccardo Patrese 29 1:36.710   221.189   14   Patrick Tambay 8 1:36.720   221.166   15   Mario Andretti 1 1:37.110   220.278   16   John Watson 7 1:37.160   220.165   17   Carlos Reutemann 2 1:37.320   219.803   18   Hans-Joachim Stuck 9 1:37.930   218.434   19   Emerson Fittipaldi 14 1:38.380   217.434   20   Jochen Mass 30 1:38.850   216.401   21   Jacky Ickx 25 1:39.310   215.398   22   Elio de Angelis 18 1:39.440   215.117   23   Jan Lammers 17 1:39.450   215.095   24   Patrick Gaillard 22 1:41.100   211.585   25   Hector Rebaque 31 1:41.160   211.459   26   Arturo Merzario 24 1:45.750   202.281   Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Hector Rebaque (#31), Arturo Merzario (#24)