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1979 Grand Prix of Austria

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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

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	27	Alan Jones	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV	54	1:27:38.01	51	9
2	5	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015	54	+36.05	3	6
3	8	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV	54	+46.77	0	4
4	9	11	Jody Scheckter	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T4 / Ferrari 015	54	+47.21	0	3
5	6	28	Clay Regazzoni	Albilad-Saudia Racing Team	Williams FW07 / Ford Cosworth DFV	54	+48.92	0	2
6	1	16	Rene Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1	53	+1 lap	0	1
7	10	3	Didier Pironi	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	53	+1 lap	0	0
8	11	4	Derek Daly	Candy Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 009 / Ford Cosworth DFV	53	+1 lap	0	0
9	16	7	John Watson	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M29 / Ford Cosworth DFV	53	+1 lap	0	0
10	14	8	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M28 / Ford Cosworth DFV	53	+1 lap	0	0
ret	4	5	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260	45	engine	0	0
ret	24	22	Patrick Gaillard	Team Ensign	Ensign N179 / Ford Cosworth DFV	42	suspension	0	0
ret	13	29	Riccardo Patrese	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A2 / Ford Cosworth DFV	34	suspension	0	0
ret	22	18	Elio de Angelis	Interscope Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV	34	engine	0	0
ret	7	6	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT48 / Alfa Romeo 1260	32	engine	0	0
ret	18	9	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS Wheels	ATS D3 / Ford Cosworth DFV	28	engine	0	0
ret	21	25	Jacky Ickx	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS11 / Ford Cosworth DFV	26	engine	0	0
ret	17	2	Carlos Reutemann	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	22	handling	0	0
ret	3	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS10 / Renault-Gordini EF1	16	gearbox	0	0
ret	19	20	Keke Rosberg	Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing	Wolf WR7 / Ford Cosworth DFV	15	electrical	0	0
ret	12	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F6A / Ford Cosworth DFV	15	brakes	0	0
ret	23	17	Jan Lammers	Samson Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV	3	crash	0	0
ret	20	30	Jochen Mass	Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A2 / Ford Cosworth DFV	1	engine	0	0
ret	15	1	Mario Andretti	Martini Racing Team Lotus	Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	clutch	0	0

Fastest Lap: 223.360 kph by Rene Arnoux

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
25	Hector Rebaque	31	Team Rebaque
26	Arturo Merzario	24	Team Merzario

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Gilles Villeneuve	1	3	3
Alan Jones	4	54	51

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jody Scheckter	42
2	Jacques Laffite	32	-10
2	Gilles Villeneuve	32	-10
4	Alan Jones	25	-17
4	Carlos Reutemann	25	-17
6	Clay Regazzoni	24	-18
7	Patrick Depailler	22	-20
8	John Watson	13	-29
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	13	-29
10	Mario Andretti	12	-30
11	Rene Arnoux	11	-31
12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9	-33
13	Didier Pironi	8	-34
14	Jochen Mass	2	-40
14	Riccardo Patrese	2	-40
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	1	-41
16	Niki Lauda	1	-41
16	Jacky Ickx	1	-41