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1979 Grand Prix of Austria Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Tweet 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 Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Hector Rebaque 31 Team Rebaque 26 Arturo Merzario 24 Team Merzario Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Gilles Villeneuve 1 3 3   Alan Jones 4 54 51 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 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