1979 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1979 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 August 1979 at Österreichring.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	No
1	René Arnoux	Renault	1:34.07	1
2	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	1:34.28	2
3	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:34.45	3
4	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:35.51	4
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:35.70	5
6	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	1:35.82	6
7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	1:35.85	7
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Ford	1:35.92	8
9	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1:36.10	9
10	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell-Ford	1:36.26	10
11	Derek Daly	Tyrrell-Ford	1:36.42	11
12	Keke Rosberg	Wolf-Ford	1:36.67	12
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	1:36.71	13
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren-Ford	1:36.72	14
15	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford	1:37.11	15
16	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:37.16	16
17	Carlos Reutemann	Lotus-Ford	1:37.32	17
18	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS-Ford	1:37.93	18
19	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:38.38	19
20	Jochen Mass	Arrows-Ford	1:38.85	20
21	Jacky Ickx	Ligier-Ford	1:39.31	21
22	Elio de Angelis	Shadow-Ford	1:39.44	22
23	Jan Lammers	Shadow-Ford	1:39.45	23
24	Patrick Gaillard	Ensign-Ford	1:41.10	24
DNQ	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus-Ford	1:41.16	—
DNQ	Arturo Merzario	Merzario-Ford	1:45.75	—

Race

Classification

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

• This was the 50th Grand Prix start for a Canadian driver.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Jody Scheckter	38 (42)
2	Template:Flagicon Gilles Villeneuve	32
3	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	32
4	Template:Flagicon Alan Jones	25
5	Template:Flagicon Clay Regazzoni	24
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Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	74
2	Template:Flagicon Ligier-Ford	55
3	Template:Flagicon Williams-Ford	49
4	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford	37
5	Template:Flagicon Tyrrell-Ford	21
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• 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.

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